“Delay Usually Favors the Defense”: What’s Really Taking So Long in the Epic Charter Case
The criminal case against Epic Charter Schools' co-founders is now more than four years old with no trial date set, no arraignment entered and a new attorney general taking office in January. Defense attorneys have delayed the case at every turn, and the next AG will inherit a prosecution of historic complexity and political sensitivity.
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