Legal Opinion
Branch v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 19, 1977No. 10513PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Branch seeks reversal of his conviction of second-degree burglary on the ground that a sixteen-month delay between arrest and trial violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial. We conclude that this claim of error has merit, and we reverse.
Appellant and one Samuel Bynum were arrested on a warrant on August 2, 1974, and were indicted for second-degree burglary and grand larceny on December 20. 1 Thereafter, a series of continuances and status hearings delayed the scheduled trial until April 16, 1975. 2 On that day the government announced it was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by79 opinions
- Head v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Warren v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Parks v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Day v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Graves v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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