SPEEDY TRIAL ACT OF 1974

Speedy Trial Act of 1974. A federal statute establishing time limits for carrying out the major events (such as information, indictment, arraignment, and trial commencement) in the prosecution of federal criminal cases. 18 USCA §§ 3161–3174. [Cases: Criminal Law 577.2, 577. 5. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 579, 591–592, 599, 602–603.]