Georgia trial of Trump and Co. may be required to begin this November

The NYT is reporting that a co-defendant of Trump in the Georgia case has filed a demand for a speedy trial. According to the article, under Georgia law, this requires the trial of all co-defendants (notably, including Trump) to begin in November. The article states:

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While Mr. Trump’s traditional strategy throughout his many legal entanglements has been to slow things down, Mr. Chesebro’s filing for a speedy trial was the latest twist in the Atlanta case. Speedy trial demands are not unusual in Georgia. Ms. Willis’s office has been prepared for the possibility of a defendant requesting one, and it factored into her office’s decision to take its time in bringing an indictment after a two-and-a-half-year investigation. “State law, if requested by a defendant, sets a firm time limit in which to have a fair trial,” Mr. Chesebro’s lawyers, Scott Grubman and Manny Arora, said in a statement. “Mr. Chesebro has given his official notice that he intends to avail himself of that right. Mr. Chesebro maintains his innocence and remains confident as the legal process continues.” A speedy trial would apply to all 19 people indicted in the case. But some defendants are seeking to move their case to federal court or have said they will seek to sever their case from the other defendants’, so the ultimate timing of a trial or trials remains up in the air.

I don’t see how motions to move the cases of some of the defendants to federal court would affect the start date of the other defendants under the speed trial requirement. It seems that Trump’s trial will begin in Novermber.

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