GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
On May 9, 1981, William Flowers was arrested by Florida authorities on a Connecticut warrant charging him with murder. Flowers waived extradition and was returned to Connecticut on June 1, 1981, where, unable to post $250,000 bail, he remained incarcerated pending trial. Over 17 months later, Flowers was finally brought to trial in Connecticut state court. During that time he had made numerous assertions of his right to a speedy trial...
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