Legal Opinion

United States v. Frye

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 4, 2004No. 02-60524PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

The Government’s interlocutory appeal presents two points: our jurisdiction; and the district court’s ruling that the Government may not seek the death penalty against James Frye, pursuant to finding that, by misrepresenting it would not seek the penalty, the Government violated Frye’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.

We have jurisdiction. And, because there has not been a speedy trial violation, we need not address the proper remedy. VACATED and REMANDED. *

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Indicted in February 2001, Frye and Cooper were charged, inter alia, with the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard E. WallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. FryeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. Molina-SolorioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. Goodrum v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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