How long after a criminal is taken into custody, does the court trial take place?

Bob B: How long after a criminal is taken into custody, does the court trial take place?
I need at least one source for this please. I am trying to find out the average or longest length of time it takes between having an accused criminal taken into custody and having a verdict read.
Thanks.
I need at least one source for this please. I am trying to find out the average or longest length of time it takes between having an accused criminal taken into custody and having a verdict read. I am mainly concerned with capital charges. I would also like to know a minimum, now that I think of it, length of time that it takes between being taken into custody and having a verdict read for people having capital charges against them.
Thanks.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Randy F
good luck with that one it can be as little as 24 hours or sometimes years before a verdict.

Answer by gw_bushisamoron
It depends where you are and what the charge is, also
For a residential burglary in Spokane, trial would be within 90 days of arrest. In L.A. you’d have to sit in jail for 15 months at least.
Way too many factors enter into it, especially if you have a good lawyer.

Answer by QuiteNewHere
sometimes the court registry is so full that it is so packed with cases. |Therefore ask the lawyer what date he got. make sure theat the prosecution had already filed for a court date because there are times that they procastinate because there are other cases they feel need to be heard over yours etc..

The answer is – the application for a court date rests with the prosecuting lawyer after you had given them your statement of defense. ask your lawyer, ask to be informed when they made the application, when the letter was sent, the number of the application and follow up on whether it was granted and how long is the current wait time for a court date..

Answer by divot
The short answer: in Virginia the speedy trial deadlines are 5 months if incarcerated, 9 months if out on bond. Agreed continuances or requests by the defense can continue things considerably, however, and constitute a “waiver” of speedy trial. You can find the entire Va. Code at www.virginia.gov Here’s your cite:

§ 19.2-243. Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; misdemeanors; exceptions. — Where a district court has found that there is probable cause to believe that an adult has committed a felony, the accused, if he is held continuously in custody thereafter, shall be forever discharged from prosecution for such offense if no trial is commenced in the circuit court within five months from the date such probable cause was found by the district court; and if the accused is not held in custody but has been recognized for his appearance in the circuit court to answer for such offense, he shall be forever discharged from prosecution therefor if no trial is commenced in the circuit court within nine months from the date such probable cause was found.

If there was no preliminary hearing in the district court, or if such preliminary hearing was waived by the accused, the commencement of the running of the five and nine months periods, respectively, set forth in this section, shall be from the date an indictment or presentment is found against the accused.

If an indictment or presentment is found against the accused but he has not been arrested for the offense charged therein, the five and nine months periods, respectively, shall commence to run from the date of his arrest thereon.

Virginia Code § 19.2-243 (Partial)