Kelly v. Richardson

MILLIKEN, Chief Justice.

This is another instance of a convict requesting dismissal of pending charges against him because of an alleged violation of his right to a speedy trial. Unlike some previous petitioners he does state how long the warrant-detainer has been pending against him — since August 1969. However, this case lacks some of the factors which compelled the Supreme Court to say that charges against the petitioner in Dickey v. Florida, 398 U.S. 30, 90 S.Ct. 1564, 26 L.Ed.2d 26 (1970) should be dismissed.

Here, the petitioner does not indicate in what respect he is prejudiced by the…