Case Study: Barker v. Wingo, 504 U.S. 514, 1972

CASE STUDY: BARKER VS. WINGO, 504 U.S. 514, 1972
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Case Study: Barker vs. Wingo, 504 US, 514, 1972
This paper is based on the case Barker vs. Wingo, and details critical facts about the background and proceedings, rights of a defendant and their violation while also discussing the right to speedy trial.
Barker vs. Wingo: critical facts
The Barker vs. Wingo case remains a groundbreaking case in US history because it brings to light the defendant’s rights, especially one of a speedy trial. On July 20th, 1958, an elderly couple in Christian County, Kentucky, were beaten to death by intruders. Those convicted were Silas Manning and Willie Barker, the latter of which had to appear in court sixteen times due to negligence and red tape.
When the two were indicted on September 15th of the same year, The DA believed that the Commonwealth had a better chance of convicting Manning, and that Barker would be acquitted unless Manning decided to turn on him CITATION New14 l 16393 (Newbauer & Fradella, 2014).
Manning’s prosecution, however, proved to be a complex matter on its own. His first trial reached no conclusion due to a hung jury. Following that, he was convicted in the second trial, but evidence obtained by means of an illegal search reversed the same due to an appeal. Manning was convicted again in the third trial, but the same was reversed yet again. The reason was cited as a change in venue that had not taken place. The fourth trial, once …