Richard K. Wells, K-2894 v. George Petsock, Superintendent

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1991-08-16

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OPINION OF THE COURT ROSENN, Circuit Judge. This appeal from a denial of a habeas corpus petition raises the question whether violation of a state’s statutorily defined deadline to ensure a prompt trial constitutes a deprivation of the defendant’s constitutional right to either a speedy trial or effective assistance of counsel. The petitioner’s murder trial…

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