Legal Opinion
United States v. Marcy
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 28, 1992No. 90 CR 1045PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
Presently before the court is defendant Fred Roti’s motion for mistrial. For the reasons set forth below, Roti’s motion is denied.
I. Background
It is no accident that approximately two years have passed between defendants’ arraignment and the commencement of their trial on December 14,1992. Indeed, much of the delay is attributable directly to Roti. Not only did Roti opt to postpone his trial until after the resolution of two related cases but, once this case was set to proceed on a date agreed to by his attorney, Roti’s attorney made himself…
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