STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
Marcus S. MACKROY-DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant.
Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued April 26, 2022.
Decided June 27, 2022.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robin Kay Lord argued the cause for appellant (Law Offices of Robin Kay Lord, attorneys; Robin Kay Lord, Trenton, and Monika Mastellone, on the briefs).
Jennifer B. Paszkiewicz, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent (Scott A. Coffina, Burlington County Prosecutor, attorney; Jennifer B. Paszkiewicz, of counsel and on the briefs).
Alexander Shalom argued the cause for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and Public Defender of New Jersey (American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey Foundation, and Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorneys; Alexander Shalom, Newark, Jeanne LoCicero, and Elizabeth C. Jarit, Deputy Public Defender, on the brief).
David White argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, attorneys; David White, Hackensack, on the brief).
Lauren Bonfiglio, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Lauren Bonfiglio, of counsel and on the brief).
John McNamara, Jr., Morris County Chief Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for amicus curiae County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey (Esther Suarez, President, County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey, attorney; John McNamara, Jr., of counsel and on the brief).
CHIEF JUSTICERABNER delivered the opinion of the Court.
This appeal poses a narrow question: whether a particular defendant's statutory right to a speedy trial was violated. The issue, though, raises broader concerns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foremost among those considerations is that defendants in criminal cases have a right to...
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