United States v. George Decosta, Jr.

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

On September 19, 1969, defendant was arrested in Bloomsdale, Missouri, on a warrant charging him with robbing a federally insured Massachusetts bank, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(b) (1964). After consulting with court-appointed counsel, he informed the United States Commissioner on October 6 that he wished to plead guilty, waive trial in Massachusetts and have his case disposed of in Missouri pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 20 (b). A two-month delay followed and it was not until December 3 that the necessary papers arrived from Massachusetts. During this period defendant…