Frankie Washington

Speedy trial case demonstrates divide within North Carolina’s highest court

The state Supreme Court's Republican and Democratic justices split over whether a man could seek money damages for a speedy-trial violation after his criminal convictions were thrown out.

Mitch Kokai

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State Supreme Court to decide whether speedy trial violation could lead to money damages

More than 20 years after Frankie Washington was arrested in connection with a Durham home invasion, 15 years after the state Appeals Court threw out his conviction, and a year after his death, the state Supreme Court is debating whether Washington’s family could collect money from the government.

CJ Staff

Speedy trial case demonstrates divide within North Carolina’s highest court

State Supreme Court to decide whether speedy trial violation could lead to money damages

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