Rule 37.01 Authority

If you're charged with a crime in West Virginia, your right to a speedy trial comes from three sources: the state constitution, the West Virginia Rules of Criminal Procedure, and state laws that apply to your case. These are the rules courts must follow when deciding how quickly your case needs to go to trial.

This means there isn't just one single rule that covers speedy trial rights. Instead, courts look at multiple legal sources together to figure out the time limits and requirements that apply to a specific case. If you think your right to a speedy trial has been violated, your case would be evaluated based on what the constitution, criminal procedure rules, and relevant statutes say, not just one isolated rule.