Legal Opinion
United States v. Saunders, Lorenzo
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 11, 2007No. 05-3133, 05-3155PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, the court must decide whether the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq., was violated in the prosecutions of Lorenzo R. Sanders 1 and John Turner. The Act requires criminal trials to commence within seventy days after a defendant is indicted or appears in court, whichever is later, after certain periods prescribed by the statute are excluded. Following appellants’ convictions by a jury, the Supreme Court clarified the operation of the Act in view of its twin goals of effectuating the…
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