[dragonwriter]

> And if they don’t waive, it’s still on the order of months in most jurisdictions, isn’t it? That’s not speedy.

Shorter would compromise the defense, who has less warning of the need to prepare for trial (that's why in the federal system, the defense, in addition to having a waivable statutory right for trial to start within 70 days of charging, also has a waivable statutory right for it to not start less than 30 days from charging.)

And it is speedy compared to the problems which motivated the guarantee.