And the Saints Go Marching Out - Rule 1100: Pennsylvania's Implementation of the Right to a Speedy Trial

Authors

Jacqueline Mikula Verney

Abstract

An accused's right to a speedy trial has deep roots in our Anglo- Saxon common law and is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and most state constitutions. Traditionally, whether this right was violated was determined by a balancing test. Pennsylvania has, however, adopted a per se approach, and the author questions whether, in view of the interests the right is intended to protect, such a rule is necessary or wise.

First Page

531

Recommended Citation

Jacqueline M. Verney, And the Saints Go Marching Out - Rule 1100: Pennsylvania's Implementation of the Right to a Speedy Trial, 16 Duq. L. Rev. 531 (1978).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol16/iss4/4