NANCY PELOSI...SUUUPER GENIUS. THE SPEEDY TRIAL CLAUSE OF THE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION PROVIDES THAT "[I]N ALL CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, THE ACCUSED SHALL ENJOY THE RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL"
THE CLAUSE PROTECTS THE DEFENDANT FROM DELAY BETWEEN THE PRESENTATION OF THE INDICTMENT OR SIMILAR CHARGING INSTRUMENT AND THE BEGINNING OF TRIAL. MEEP MEEP