Legal Opinion
United States v. James Clayton Bell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1992No. 91-1338PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Following a plea of guilty to an information charging him with misprision of a felony, James Clayton Bell appeals the denial of his pretrial motion to dismiss the indictment based on speedy trial grounds. The government contends that Bell’s plea was ^conditional, waiving all non-jurisdictional defects in the trial court proceedings, including his speedy trial claim. We agree with the government and therefore do not reach Bell’s speedy trial claim.
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It is well settled that by entering a plea of guilty, a defendant ordinarily waives all non-jurisdictional defects in the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by82 opinions
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