Jay Arley Parker v. United States

Appellant pleaded guilty to violation of the White Slave Traffic Act, Title 18 U.S.C.A. Section 2421; and on appeal, he contends that the District Court erred in denying his Motion to Vacate Sentence on the various counts, aggregating eight years, on the ground that the Statute of Limitations had expired on the offenses charged against him. He further contends that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy and public trial and that the government was guilty of laches in prosecuting him.

Appellant and his brother were jointly indicted on sixteen counts. Both were-represented by an…