Barker v. Wingo, No. 71-5255 (U.S. Supreme Court) (407 U.S. 514; 92 S.Ct. 2182) (June 22, 1972) (Justice Powell)
The petitioner in this case was not brought to trial for murder until more than five years after he had been arrested, during which time the prosecution obtained numerous continuances, initially for the purpose of first trying petitioner's alleged accomplice so that his testimony, if conviction resulted, would be available ...
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