Legal Opinion
United States v. Maurice Robert Carter
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1979No. 79-5282PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Maurice Robert Carter was convicted after a jury trial of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963. Before trial Carter moved to dismiss the indictment pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(b) and the Sixth Amendment of the Bill of Rights for deprivation of his right to a speedy trial. After hearing testimony the district court concluded that the delay in bringing defendant to trial was due to defendant’s departure from the state where the indictment was returned and further to the limited efforts of…
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