Right to a speedy trial
Edwards v. Maryland
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Shae-Von Edwards argued that COVID-19 court closures violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial and that a Maryland appellate court denied him relief because it would not overrule the Maryland Supreme Court’s closure orders. The U.S.
- Who it affects
- The denial ends Edwards's request for Supreme Court review, but it does not decide whether his speedy-trial right was violated.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Supreme Court refused to review his case (denied his petition) and did not decide the speedy-trial claim.
Edwards argued that Maryland's appellate court denied him relief because it would not overrule the state Supreme Court's orders closing courts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Question presented
DID THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND ERR BY FAILING TO GRANT SHAE-VON EDWARDS PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI FOR HIS CONSTITUTIONAL SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL BEING VIOLATED WHEN THE MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS DENIED APPELLATE RELIEF DUE TO THE FACT THE MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS DID NOT WANT TO OVER RULE THE SUPREME COURT OF MARYLAND AS THEY WERE THE COURT WHO ORDERED COURTS TO BE CLOSED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
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