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BUT, at a minimum, the State has three years in which to get him indicted (some felonies, it's longer than that), which means that all they have to do is bring the charge before a grand jury at any later point that's still within the statute of limitations, get him indicted then, and file the new case.
Lining up everyone's schedule can be a pain, plus you have to consider that all the others who were indicted earlier and are still waiting for trial have to be fit into the schedule. If this is a felony, expect about 6-8 months, possibly longer. If this is a misdemeanor, it may go to trial in a shorter time frame.f you live in a metropolitan are with busy courts, it could be years depending on the charge. Small rural communities ... i could be a few months or less. The only people that can answer this question are the presiding judge and the DA.