Commonwealth v. Beckett

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1977-09-14

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Liacos, J. (concurring, with whom Abrams, J., joins). This case involves a delay between the date of indictment and trial longer than any delay heretofore considered by this court (fifty-five months), although not quite so long as that involved in Barker v. Wingo, <a href="/opinion/108590/barker-v-wingo/" aria-description=…

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