Legal Opinion
Wynn v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1978No. 11226PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
On April 17, 1975, appellant was charged with attempted second degree burglary1 and released on his own recognizance. The case was set for trial on June 10 but was continued on that date for lack of trial judge availability. When the next trial date, August 6, arrived, it was again continued to October 10 because of the absence of a defense witness.
On August 25, appellant filed a motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial or, alternatively, to advance the trial date. In his motion, appellant asserted his twenty-second birthday would arrive on August 30 and he would…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Clayborne Jamison, Jr., United States of America v. Clayborne Jamison, Sr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Paul A. Groves, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Michael E. JonesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Harvey v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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- Washington v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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