[mlyle]

IMO-- A few months to arraign, exchange evidence, make procedural rulings before trial, etc, isn't unreasonable.

[leephillips]

I realize this is the predominant view, but it never made sense to me. I think we’ve just grown accustomed to it. The Constitution doesn’t say “prompt”, it says “speedy”. I’m sure those without the ability to pay pail, or who are denied bail, don’t regard their few months in the US’s notoriously dangerous jails as reasonable.

[mlyle]

I think the bigger problem here is bail and pretrial detention, and that's what should get fixed instead of trying to ram trials through quickly.

(Yes, the timeframe is longer than it was in the 18th century, but trials have also gotten more complex: mostly in ways that benefit defendants).

[femiagbabiaka]

I agree, except that it’s a long time to be in jail, especially in some of the larger counties in and around cities in the U.S.. Fatally long, in some cases.

EDIT: Nevermind, I see that you addressed this down thread.