Legal Opinion
Johnny Dickerson v. State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1987No. 86-3193PublishedCited by 546 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
Johnny Dickerson appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that his sixth amendment right to a speedy trial has been violated and also that his fourteenth amendment due process rights have been violated. We conclude that a pre-trial habeas remedy is not available to consider the merits of his sixth amendment speedy trial claim or his due process claim. Accordingly, we affirm.
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Dickerson was arrested by Louisiana officials on murder and kidnapping charges after he had finished serving a federal sentence on September 18, 1986.…
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