Legal Opinion
United States v. Dennis H. Revada
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 27, 1978No. 77-1834PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges the action of the trial court in granting a pretrial motion to dismiss an indictment charging Dennis H. Revada with illegally possessing a sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841 and 5861(d). The basis of the motion was pre-indictment delay of approximately 21 months between the discovery of the weapon and the indictment by the grand jury.
The action of the district judge in the instant case must be measured by the legal principles enunciated in two Supreme Court decisions. The lodestar case on preindictment delay is United States v.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United States v. Seymour Beitscher and James E. RileyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by39 opinions
- United States v. Herman PadillaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Leo Orlando MunizCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Jose JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Joseph Michael KaladyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Amos PinoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
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