LEG420 – U.S. Courts
Student Name: Jania Vance
Date: 02/16/2026
Class:LEG420
Professor: Daniel A. Alvarez, Esquire
Week 7 Activity – A Violation of Rights?
Using this template, you will write your own analysis of Ben’s case, based on what you’ve learned in the
media presentation. You may also use the Strayer library, your textbook, and reputable resources on the
Internet to research the Sixth Amendment, the Speedy Trial Act, and how COVID-19 impacted the court
system.
Write in complete sentences, using Strayer Writing Standards. If you use any sources, cite them and
include a Source list at the end of your analysis.
INSTRUCTIONS
In 1–2 pages, please respond to the following:
1. Describe the principles behind the constitutionally guaranteed right to a speedy trial.
What individual rights and protections are endangered by not being guaranteed a speedy trial?
The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed under the sixth amendment, the principles to the right of a
speedy trial under the sixth amendment is designed to maintain the integrity of the judicial system and
protect individuals from being incarcerated without evidence or conviction of a crime.
Failure to guarantee citizens their rights to a speedy trial would violate their due process rights
guaranteed under the fifth and fourteenth amendments.
2. Analyze the need to balance the right to a speedy trial with allowable legal strategies such as
requests for delays and continuances.
Did Ben’s attorney’s requests for a delay impact his speedy trial rights?
Balancing the right to a speedy trial while allowing legal strategies such as requests for delays and
continuances is important because it’s the legal justice system duty to make sure its citizens have an
accurate, fair and just trial. By allowing these legal strategies the courts can ensure that the prosecutor
and the defendant have the the time needed in order to gather and properly present their case. Ben’s
attorney’s request for a delay did impact his speedy trial rights because delays requested by the defense
is not considered a violation of them from the government.
© 2025 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University confidential and
proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without
the expressed written permission of Strayer University.
Student Name: Jania Vance
Date: 02/16/2026
Class:LEG420
Professor: Daniel A. Alvarez, Esquire
Week 7 Activity – A Violation of Rights?
Using this template, you will write your own analysis of Ben’s case, based on what you’ve learned in the
media presentation. You may also use the Strayer library, your textbook, and reputable resources on the
Internet to research the Sixth Amendment, the Speedy Trial Act, and how COVID-19 impacted the court
system.
Write in complete sentences, using Strayer Writing Standards. If you use any sources, cite them and
include a Source list at the end of your analysis.
INSTRUCTIONS
In 1–2 pages, please respond to the following:
1. Describe the principles behind the constitutionally guaranteed right to a speedy trial.
What individual rights and protections are endangered by not being guaranteed a speedy trial?
The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed under the sixth amendment, the principles to the right of a
speedy trial under the sixth amendment is designed to maintain the integrity of the judicial system and
protect individuals from being incarcerated without evidence or conviction of a crime.
Failure to guarantee citizens their rights to a speedy trial would violate their due process rights
guaranteed under the fifth and fourteenth amendments.
2. Analyze the need to balance the right to a speedy trial with allowable legal strategies such as
requests for delays and continuances.
Did Ben’s attorney’s requests for a delay impact his speedy trial rights?
Balancing the right to a speedy trial while allowing legal strategies such as requests for delays and
continuances is important because it’s the legal justice system duty to make sure its citizens have an
accurate, fair and just trial. By allowing these legal strategies the courts can ensure that the prosecutor
and the defendant have the the time needed in order to gather and properly present their case. Ben’s
attorney’s request for a delay did impact his speedy trial rights because delays requested by the defense
is not considered a violation of them from the government.
© 2025 Strayer University. All Rights Reserved. This document contains Strayer University confidential and
proprietary information and may not be copied, further distributed, or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part, without
the expressed written permission of Strayer University.
