Re: So is this the US trying to circumvent the 5th
I understand, can be delayed as for as long as they choose while the defendant bleeds cash)..
Psst there is a thing called the 6th amendment (right to a speed trial)
Speedy Trial Act.
charge is pending, whichever is later.[3]
Moreover, in order to ensure that defendants are not rushed to trial without an adequate opportunity to prepare, Congress amended the Act in 1979 to provide a minimum time period during which trial may not commence.[4] Thus, the Act provides that trial may not begin less than 30 days from the date the defendant first appears in court, unless the defendant agrees in writing to an earlier date.[5] In United States v. Rojas-Contreras, 474 U.S. 231 (1985), the Supreme Court held that this 30-day trial preparation period is not restarted upon the filing of a substantially similar superseding indictment.