Legal Opinion
Doggett v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1992No. 90-857PublishedCited by 2,622 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
In this case we consider whether the delay of 8V2 years between petitioner’s indictment and arrest violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. We hold that it did.
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On February 22, 1980, petitioner Marc Doggett was indicted for conspiring with several others to import and distribute cocaine. See 84 Stat. 1265, 1291, as amended, 21 U. S. C. §§846, 963. Douglas Driver, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) principal agent investigating the conspiracy, told the United States Marshal’s Service that the DEA would oversee the apprehension of Doggett and his confederates. On March…
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