Doggett v. United States
- Decided
- June 24, 1992
- Docket
- 90-857
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- holding that the government may violate the defendant’s Sixth Amendment speedy trial right even if it had no intent to harm the accused’s defense — United States v. Straub (2008)
- recognizing that preaccusation delay approaching one year is the point at which courts deem the delay presumptively prejudicial and unreasonable enough to trigger the Sixth Amendment inquiry — United States v. Derose (1996)
- holding that an eight-and-one-half year lag between indictment and arrest clearly triggered the Barker analysis — Malik v. State (2003)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Justice Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this case we consider whether the delay of 8V2 years between petitioner’s indictment and arrest violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. We hold that it did.
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Statutes cited
Cite this
Doggett v. United States, 505 U.S. 647 (1992)Read the full opinion
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