Legal Opinion
United States v. Worthy
District Court, D. Maine
Decided December 20, 2010No. 2:10cr135-DBH, 2:10cr136-DBHPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND GOVERNMENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND FOR DETENTION
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
These motions to dismiss require me to apply the Speedy Trial Act in the context of a succession of superseding indictments. Although the outcome is not readily apparent from the language of the Act, precedents in this Circuit resolve the issues unambiguously. The government’s motion to dismiss without prejudice in No. 2:10crl35-DBH is Granted Without Prejudice. The defendants’ motions to dismiss in No. 2:10crl36-DBH are Denied. Moreover, I Overrule the…
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- United States v. Pierre Michel Henri Giry and Steven SewardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Michael Lawrence PollockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Edgardo Giorgi, United States of America v. Gilberto Ocasio-Gonzalez, United States of America v. Pedro M. Gonzalez-SanchezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Mark A. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. KoumbairiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- United States v. WorthyDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2012