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Unavoidable Necessities: How Covid-19 And Ali V. Commonwealth Illustrate The Need For A New Balancing Test For Speedy Trial Right Claims, Roger D. Herring
Unavoidable Necessities: How Covid-19 And Ali V. Commonwealth Illustrate The Need For A New Balancing Test For Speedy Trial Right Claims, Roger D. Herring
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The COVID-19 pandemic is still an ever-present phenomenon in the United States. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, over one million Americans have died as a result of this disease. During that time period, the pandemic impacted the everyday lives of Americans and the institutions we depend on. The judicial system in particular was affected by COVID-19. In Virginia, the Supreme Court of Virginia declared a judicial emergency in response to the pandemic. As a result of this judicial emergency, the trials of many criminal defendants were postponed for an indefinite period of time. This resulted in many criminal …