Due Process & Speedy Trial
Constitutional Connection:
VI Amendment, Bill of Rights, United States Constitution
" In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial..."
The United States Constitution gives convicted felons the right to a speedy and public trial which basically means once the criminal is charged the court does not have the power to hold him/her captive for a long period of time hence the phrase "speedy trial". In this video the central issue deals with the Colegrove murdering and the convicted man who killed his family in Bradford County. The killings happened one year before the convicted man was given trial dates, which does not show a right to a speedy trial mainly an corruption of that. In another aspect the trial brings along another piece of the Bill of Rights the right to due process.
In my opinion the right to a speedy trial is something that should not be under minded because without a speedy trial who knows when trials will happen if something serious like in this case murders or obstructions happen, without speedy trial then the convicted will be caught and arrested and waiting for a trial for who knows how long. I mean if the guy killed his family and has been caught and now has been waiting dealing with this guilt awaiting his trial then that's just patriotically wrong. I believe this amendment is righteous, but don't think that it is handled with by the court or use by the court to its full potential.
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