Legal Opinion
Genevieve Ann-Marie Yapp v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1994No. 92-4905PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Introduction
The principal issue in this case is whether the lapse of time provision in the United States extradition treaty with the Commonwealth of The Bahamas bars extradition when a defendant’s right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution has been violated by Bahamian officials. We hold that the district court correctly decided that the lapse of time provision refers only to the running of either nation’s applicable statute of limitations and not to violations of the constitutional right to a speedy trial.
I. Background
In April 1986,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Elijah Ephraim Jhirad v. Thomas E. Ferrandina, United States Marshal, Southern District of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Neely v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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