Supreme Court of Delaware

Land v. State

January 10, 2017

Summary

The court affirmed Land's convictions, holding that his fourteen-month delay before trial did not violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. Although the delay exceeded the threshold for considering the remaining speedy-trial factors and Land asserted his right, most of the delay resulted from defense and codefendant motions, and Land failed to demonstrate meaningful prejudice to his defense.