Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Desmond Bryan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 14, 1987No. 85-3654PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
I
The district court of the Virgin Islands dismissed with prejudice an information charging defendant Desmond Bryan with grand larceny in violation of 14 V.I.C. 1083(1) and possession of stolen property in violation of 14 V.I.C. 2101(a). The court found that the information was filed more than 30 days after Bryan’s arrest and held that it was untimely under the provision of the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(b), which requires that an information be filed within thirty days of arrest.
The United States Attorney argued that the Speedy Trial Act…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Henderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. James Henry SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Mildred CarrasquilloCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Margaret E. Harris v. Donald S. Boreham. Margaret E. Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. Government of the Virgin IslandsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Truesdale v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. DrakeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Rivera v. Government of the Virgin IslandsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1997
- Truesdale v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
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