Barker v. Wingo
E237786
Barker v. Wingo is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a four-factor balancing test for determining whether a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial has been violated.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barker v. Wingo canonical | 1 |
| Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2128605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barker v. Wingo Context triple: [Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, interpretedByCase, Barker v. Wingo]
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A.
Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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B.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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C.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
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D.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barker v. Wingo Target entity description: Barker v. Wingo is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a four-factor balancing test for determining whether a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial has been violated.
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A.
Baker v. Nelson
Baker v. Nelson was a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that summarily dismissed a same-sex marriage claim, effectively allowing states to ban such marriages until it was later overturned by Obergefell v. Hodges.
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B.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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C.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
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D.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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E.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
criminal prosecutions in federal courts
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criminal prosecutions in state courts ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ |
| bindingAuthorityIn |
U.S. federal courts
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surface form:
United States federal courts
state courts on federal constitutional speedy trial questions ⓘ |
| citation | 407 U.S. 514 ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Barker v. Wingo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
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| citedFor |
four-factor test for speedy trial analysis
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principle that delay must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis ⓘ requirement that defendants generally must assert the speedy trial right to claim a violation ⓘ |
| clarified | that the speedy trial right is relative and depends on circumstances ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
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surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| constitutionalRightInterpreted | right to a speedy and public trial ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| established | four-factor balancing test for speedy trial claims ⓘ |
| factor |
defendant’s assertion of the right
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length of delay ⓘ prejudice to the defendant ⓘ reason for the delay ⓘ |
| holding | The determination of a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial requires a balancing test of multiple factors rather than a fixed time period. ⓘ |
| impact | became the leading Supreme Court precedent on the speedy trial right ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine | Barker balancing test ⓘ |
| legalIssue | right to a speedy trial ⓘ |
| page | 514 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Supreme Court jurisprudence on the Sixth Amendment ⓘ |
| precedentFor | analysis of speedy trial claims under the Sixth Amendment ⓘ |
| reasoning | no single factor is either necessary or sufficient to find a speedy trial violation; courts must engage in a difficult and sensitive balancing process. ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| standardOfReview | balancing test ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional criminal procedure
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criminal prosecution delay ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. federal courts
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surface form:
United States federal courts
state courts interpreting speedy trial rights ⓘ |
| volume | 407 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1972 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Barker v. Wingo Description of subject: Barker v. Wingo is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a four-factor balancing test for determining whether a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial has been violated.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
this entity surface form:
Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514 (1972)