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Legislative work session reviews LD 3 40 to create a statewide Speedy Trials Act
Summary
A committee work session considered LD 3 40, which would establish a Speedy Trials Act setting different time limits for starting criminal trials, rules for retrials after mistrials, and grounds for excluding delays from the time calculation.
A legislative committee work session considered LD 3 40, described in the meeting as a bill to establish a statewide Speedy Trials Act that would set time limits for beginning criminal trials based on when charging papers are filed and the class of the alleged offense.
Eli Murphy, an analyst with the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, told the committee, “LD 3 40 is an act regarding speedy trials. This bill establishes the main Speedy Trials Act.” Murphy said the bill would set different time limits for the commencement of a defendant’s criminal trial…
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