Alaska Supreme Court Places New Limits on Pretrial Delays

Alaska 's Supreme Court has placed limits on how long criminal cases can be postponed.

The limits are part of an effort to reduce the time many criminal defendants wait to face trial in the state.

The time to resolve Alaska ’s most serious felony cases, such as murder and sexual assault, has nearly tripled over the past decade .

Victims rights advocates had long complained that judges rubber-stamped delays.