Can’t agree with you on this, Mr. carver. A truly guilty defendant benefits from any delay in the process. Witnesses can disappear, be intimidated, lose the sharpness of their memories of the (crime) event, the accused’s attorneys will have more time to cook up an alibi or make a case against someone else, etc.

Of course, the situation is the reversed when the accused is actually innocent.

David,

I have said this for years……

The only people who benefit from delays are judges and attorneys. Neither have any interest in a “speedy” trial. Judges have no incentive to hear more cases and lawyers make more money the longer a trial goes on.

Alleged victims, the accused and everyone’s family, lives and property suffer, but the legal people are still making money.

If you aren’t ready for trial, how can you effectively question or cross-examine the alleged victim? If both sides ARE ready for trial, why is there a significant delay before their IS a trial?

I’m in favor of an even more radical reform: get the jurors out of the courtroom while the case is being tried. An objection is raised, if it’s sustained, the question does not even get to the jurors.

Bob