Can a crime victim file a motion for a speedy trial?
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Can a crime victim file a motion for a speedy trial?
Reason being, my husbands ex is a real psycho. She’s out on bail. We were involved in an Amber Alert, she’s charged with kidnapping, interfering with child custody and filing false police reports. The daughter experienced lots of trauma and is in intense therapy.
Asked on June 16, 2013 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
Tricia Dwyer / Tricia Dwyer Esq & Associates PLLC
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Hello. this website provides general information, not the detailed legal advice you seek. Phone an experienced criminal law attorney in the involved state. Typically it is the defendant who may seek a speedy trial. Some attorneys are available seven days for emergency legal needs. Many attorneys will confer initially at no charge. Then, if legal work is performed, some attorneys will provide a reduced fee for financial hardship. Some attorneys may also assist you in limited scope manner to conserve legal costs. All the best.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Typically, the right to a speedy trial is at issue for a defendant. That is, they may claim the right in order to speed up the judicial process so that they may be released from jail and/or more quickly dispose of the case against them. That having been said, there are prosecutor's who have filed speedy trial mtions on behalf of victims. What you should do know is to consult with an attorney local to where the trial will be held. They can best advise as to all of this.
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