Legal Opinion
United States v. William Jay Louwsma
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 1992No. 91-3240PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
The defendant was charged with committing drug offenses in Collier County which was in the Southern District of Florida at the time of the offense but had been transferred to the Middle District of Florida by the time of the indictment. The defendant contends that the Middle District lacked jurisdiction to indict and try him for the offense committed in Collier County, and that such action violated his rights under the Sixth Amendment. He relies on the general statute which provides that whenever a county is transferred from one district to another, prosecutions…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Apodaca v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. GrishamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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- Café Erotica of Florida, Inc. v. St. Johns CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Bridges v. VasquezDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 2001
- United States v. GrishamDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1994
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