STATE v. ROBERTS

No. 7414SC355.

207 S.E.2d 373 (1974)

22 N.C. App. 579

STATE of North Carolina v. James C. ROBERTS.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan by Associate Atty. Gen. John R. Morgan, Raleigh, for the State.

Loflin, Anderson & Loflin by Thomas F. Loflin, III, Durham, for defendant-appellant.


CARSON, Judge.

There is, of course, no hard and fast rule to determine when a delay is unreasonable. The leading case of Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972), sets forth four factors to be considered in determining whether the sixth amendment right to a speedy trial has been denied. These tests are (1) the length of the delay (2) the reason for the delay (3) the extent to which the defendant has asserted...

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