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Government

Nov. 6, 2010

Court Won't Extend Deadline for Riverside

The California Supreme Court rejected arguments advanced by the Riverside County District Attorney's Office to save cases from being dismissed due to a chronic court backlog.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


For the second time in two weeks, the state Supreme Court rejected arguments advanced by the Riverside County District Attorney's Office to save cases from being dismissed due to a chronic court backlog.


The court unanimously ruled Thursday that the deadline for bringing defendants to trial shouldn't be extended just because the only available courtroom was 76 miles away near the end of the wor...

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