Cohen v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• "If none of the named plaintiffs may maintain this action on their own behalf, they may not seek such relief on behalf of a class."
• both requiring balancing of factors in cases arising before applicability of Speedy Trial Act
• without compelled psychiatric examination in case in which defense of insanity is raised, the government will lack a satisfactory method of meeting the defendant's proof on the issue of sanity
• record contained evidence to support claim of grave personal prejudice due to pretrial delay
• court questioned the sleeping juror before replacing him
• ordering a defendant to undergo a psychiatric exam
• 8 month delay sufficient for bail jumping
• dismissal for want of prosecution