What is the time limit of a speedy trial and when does it start, date of arrest or arraingment?
Well there may or may not be an applicable specific time limit. Several states have imposed specific STATUTORY time limits on how quickly trial must occur. I don’t know where you reside, but New York, for instance, requires trial within 6 months for everything but murder. Whether there is a specific statutory limit in your case will depend on where you live. Unfortunately, the remedies for violation of state statutes for speedy trial can often be substantially less than the remedy for a constitutional speedy trial violation. Namely, statutory violations sometimes result in only a dismissal without prejudice, while constitutional violations usually result in a dismissal WITH prejudice. Thus, with a statutory speedy trial violation, prosecutors can sometimes re-file the charges. If your state does not have a statutory speedy trial grant, or the speedy trial violation is particularly egregious, there may be a CONSTITUTIONAL speedy trial violation. Some states grant a speedy trial right in
