Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal,
Civil Rights
Apr. 9, 2020
Suspension of Speedy Trial Act during pandemic should be coextensive with the emergency
On Monday, Chief Judge Virginia Phillips of the Central District of California, declared a judicial emergency to suspend the Speedy Trial Act for a period of time not to exceed one year, requesting emergency approval from the Judicial Council in the 9th Circuit.
Marilyn E. Bednarski
Founding Partner
Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP
Email: mbednarski@kmbllaw.com
Marilyn formerly served as a deputy federal public defender and chief trial deputy, and is nationally known as a criminal defense trainer and lecturer. She is a fellow for the American College of Trial Lawyers, was awarded the Johnnie Cochran Award by the Los Angeles Criminal Courts Bar Association in 2016, and for several years a Top Woman Attorney in Southern California. She has tried over 100 cases to verdict.
David S. McLane
Partner
Kaye, McLane, Bednarski & Litt LLP
234 E Colorado
Pasadena , CA 91101
Email: dmclane@kmbllaw.com
David was a federal public defender in the Central District of California from 1990-2003.
On April 6, Chief Judge Virginia Phillips of the Central District of California, declared a judicial emergency under 18 U.S.C. Section 3174 to suspend the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 3161 et seq., for a period of time not to exceed one year, requesting emergency approval from the Judicial Council in the 9th Circuit under Section 3174(a). This request is based on a similar judicial emergency declared and approved by the Council from Chief Judge Larry Burns of t...
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