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McGRATH v. STATE

No. State 84.

42 Wis.2d 292 (1969)

166 N.W.2d 172

McGRATH, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 1, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief by Malloy & Mayew and Donald E. Mayew, all of Kenosha, and oral argument by Donald E. Mayew.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Betty R. Brown, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

The defendant renews the suggestion that this court adopt a "numerical yardstick," a judicially determined cutoff point between warrant and trial beyond which a defendant could not be tried because his trial would no longer be "speedy." The invitation is again declined.1 What constitutes a speedy trial is not to be determined by the calendar alone. It depends upon the circumstances of the individual case, as established...

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