Prosecutors’ failure to provide discovery for 531 days was a violation of the right to a speedy trial in a drunken driving case, even though the defendant wasn’t energetic in his demands, a New Jersey appeals court says.
The panel reversed a trial judge who concluded the defendant was complicit in the delay in prosecution by making only one follow-up call after an initial discovery request.
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