Legal Opinion
Bethea v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 1978No. 11934PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted of misdemeanor embezzlement (D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1202) and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. Execution of the sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on supervised probation for two years. On appeal, she claims that the 19-month delay between arrest and trial deprived her of her right to a speedy trial. We conclude on the basis of the record examined herein that she was denied a speedy trial, and reverse.
THE FACTS
On June 21, 1975, appellant was arrested for embezzlement in Woodward & Lothrop’s Department Store in downtown…
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