The Facetious and Specious Guide to Speedy Trial Rights
Good cause
Witnesses
Owens v. Superior Court (1980) 28 Cal.3d 238
(Brown v. Superior Court (1987) 189 Cal.App.3d 250; People v. Avila (2005) 131 Cal.App.4th 163.)
Courtroom availability
People v. Hajjaj (2010) 50 Cal.4th 1184, and People v. Engram (2010) 50 Cal.4th 1131
Statutory right under Penal Code section 1382
Time waivers
No time waiver
Limited time waiver
General time waiver
Statutory right under Penal Code section 859b
Time waivers
No time waiver
Limited time waiver
General time waiver
Constitutional Rights
Pre-Accusation Delay
Pre-accusation delay is considered a violation of a defendant’s Due Process rights.
Post-Accusation Delay
Defendants with other cases
People v. Gutierrez (1995) 30 Cal.App.4th 105
People v. Hyatt (Mar. 14, 2025, G063126)
Penal Code section 1381
Penal Code section 1381.5
Penal Code section 1203.2a
the purpose of section 1203.2a is to provide a mechanism for ordering execution of sentence without a formal probation revocation hearing in cases where the defendant is imprisoned for a new offense, in order to give the defendant the opportunity to receive concurrent sentences
In re Mancillas (2016) 2 Cal.App.5th 896, 910 [206 Cal.Rptr.3d 514, 524]