The right to a speedy trial is a right of the defendant. The prosecutor can’t make the defendant exercise that right if they don’t want to and it’s obviously not to their benefit to do so in a case with so much pre-trial publicity and evidence of guilt.
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The right to a speedy trial is a right of the defendant. The prosecutor can’t make the defendant exercise that right if they don’t want to and it’s obviously not to their benefit to do so in a case with so much pre-trial publicity and evidence of guilt.