Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:
In this case we address a question concerning the effect on the right to a speedy trial of delay in issuing a mandate for retrial. We find that, under the facts of this case, an unexplained delay of 11 months violated the defendant's constitutional rights.
On October 17, 1989, a fire damaged much of William McHugh's tavern. McHugh died the next day from injuries he suffered in the fire. In May 1990 a grand...
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