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motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\n(1889)<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Criminal procedure<\/em>. A criminal<\/strong><\/span>
\n defendant\u2019s motion, usually oral, made at the appointed time of trial if the prosecution<\/strong><\/span>
\n cannot proceed, as when a critical witness or crucial evidence is missing\u00a0\u2014 typically<\/strong><\/span>
\n proper only when a speedy-trial deadline has passed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

speedy-trial<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span>
\n(18c.)<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Criminal procedure<\/em>. A trial that the prosecution, with reasonable\u00a0diligence, begins promptly & conducts expeditiously. The Sixth Amendment\u00a0<\/strong>secures the right to a speedy trial. In deciding whether an accused has been\u00a0<\/strong>deprived of that right, courts generally consider the length of and reason for the\u00a0<\/strong>delay, and the prejudice to the accused.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Speedy Trial Act of 1974<\/span>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. A federal statute establishing time limits for carrying out the major events<\/strong> (such as<\/span>
\n information, indictment, arraignment, & trial commencement) in the prosecution of federal\u00a0<\/strong>criminal cases. 18 USCA \u00a7\u00a7 3161-3174<\/a>.<\/strong> \u2013 Abbr. STA. [1]
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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0Deluxe Tenth Edition\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner<\/a>. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/b><\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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