Continuances and Delays (Why Cases Crawl)
Everybody thinks court is like TV. Arrest → trial → verdict.Two commercial breaks. Real life:continuance, continuance, continuance… 1) Courts are overloaded The system runs on volume.Dockets are crowded.Judges have stacks.Public defenders are swamped.Prosecutors are juggling. Delay is baked in. 2) Discovery takes time (and sometimes games get played) Discovery is the exchange of evidence. In … Read more
