Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 6, 1977No. Crim. 77-119PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
ELFVIN, District Judge.
Defendant has moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that a delay of two years and eight months between the commission of the alleged offenses and the return of the indictment violated his rights to due process and to a speedy trial guaranteed by the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and that the indictment is so vague and general that it fails to inform him sufficiently of the nature of the charges so as to enable him to prepare a proper defense and to be able to plead an acquittal or conviction of the crimes…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dillingham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Platt v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. FinkelsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. ReedDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- United States v. AronoffDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- United States v. GrubergDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- United States v. CulosoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- In re Application to Take Testimony in Criminal Case Outside DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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