Look even waiting 3 months is already a failure of the speedy requirement. Saying well 1 year is too long but edge cases isn’t a minor issue… No anyone ever hitting 1 year is clear evidence of total failure of the system to even pretend to care about this issue.
> Look even waiting 3 months is already a failure of the speedy requirement.
3-4 months to get a criminal case together, with discovery requirements, etc, seems reasonable.
> No anyone ever hitting 1 year is clear evidence of total failure of the system to even pretend to care about this issue.
I don't agree. Terrible stuff happens occasionally-- it is not evidence that every element of the system is broken everywhere.
IMO the big issue is bail and pre-trial detention. Yes, criminal cases being in limbo is bad (and the constitutional right of speedy trial is important)-- but a lot of the reason why they take longer now than in the 18th century is because of additional protections for defendants.
The overwhelming majority of defendants not waiving speedy trials get a trial within a year.
Of the remaining, there's a big share that are various kinds of edge cases where it makes sense that a trial has taken a little longer than normal.
And then there's the remaining abuses and problems, which are relatively small in number but should be addressed.