United States v. Couch

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS INDICTMENT

SPIEGEL, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Defendant Michael Kraft’s Motion to Dismiss the Indictment (doc. 7), the Government’s Response (doc. 10), the Defendant Robert Couch’s Motion to Dismiss (doe. 11), and the Government’s Response (doe. 21). A hearing was held on this matter on May 18, 1993.

BACKGROUND

In mid-August 1989, Larry Overbey led the police on a high speed chase which started in Northern Kentucky and ended across the river in Cincinnati, Ohio. The chase reached speeds in excess, it is claimed, of over 90…