Legal Opinion
United States v. Alphonso Brooks, in No. 82-1265, and United States of America v. Charles Reed, A/K/A Bouloud Charles Reed, in No. 82-1270
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 1982No. 82-1265, 82-1270PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
In' these appeals, Alphonso Brooks and Charles Reed, the appellants, challenge their convictions for participating in a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute con trolled substances. They raise two primary contentions: that their rights under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq., were violated by the district court’s sua sponte decision to grant a continuance, and that there was a fatal variance between the conspiracy charged in the indictment and that proved at trial. After considering these issues, and the appellants’ other contentions,…
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