United States v. Robert Daniel Bigler

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The Speedy Trial Act requires that the trial of a defendant charged with a crime begin within seventy days from the date of indictment or first appearance of the defendant before a judicial officer, whichever date is later. The Act also assures the defendant thirty days from his first appearance with counsel to prepare for trial. This case raises an issue about the thirty-day trial preparation provision: whether the failure of the government to seek the appointment of counsel in time to permit the defendant thirty days to prepare with counsel for trial, when the…