Law Permitting Demand for Fast-Tracking of Cases Requires Presence in Prison—S.C.

The California Supreme Court held yesterday that an inmate’s request for an accelerated trial timeline on pending cases, based on a Penal Code section providing that a defendant who is sentenced to prison may demand that other criminal prosecutions be fast-tracked, is premature until he is actually in the custody of the state penal institution.

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