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U.S. Supreme Court accepts 10 cases

By: dmc-admin//October 6, 2008//

U.S. Supreme Court accepts 10 cases

By: dmc-admin//October 6, 2008//

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The U.S. Supreme Court today granted certiorari in ten new cases. Seven are criminal, one involves environmental law, one Indian law, and one is unique to Hawaii. A particularly interesting question is presented in one of the criminal cases: whether a defendant is denied a speedy trial, where the delay is not caused by the court or the prosecution, but by his own public defender.

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/todays-orders-10108/#more-7978

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