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SMITH v. HOOEY

No. 198.

393 U.S. 374 (1969)

SMITH v. HOOEY, JUDGE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 20, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Alan Wright, by appointment of the Court, post, p. 813, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Joe S. Moss argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Crawford C. Martin, Attorney General of Texas, Nola White, First Assistant Attorney General, A. J. Carubbi, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Robert C. Flowers and Gilbert J. Pena, Assistant Attorneys General, and Carol S. Vance.

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Klopfer v. North Carolina, 386 U.S. 213, this Court held that, by virtue of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial1 is enforceable against the States as "one of the most basic rights preserved by our Constitution." Id., at 226. The case before us involves...

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