House of Lords Does Not Free Rapist

Rapist's Detention After Custody Time Limit Considered
R (O) v Crown Court at Harrow [2006] UKHL 42
HL
26 July 2006
Daily Law Notes Summary
The continued detention in custody of a defendant awaiting trial
after the court’s refusal to extend the statutory custody time
limit due to the prosecution’s failure to act with due diligence
and expedition, did not necessarily amount to a breach of the
defendant’s right to “trial within a reasonable time” under art
5(3) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms as scheduled to the Human Rights Act
1998.