Legal Opinion
United States of America,plaintiff-Appellee v. Alejandro Ramirez-Cortez, AKA Martin Ramirez-Cortez, AKA Julio Ceasar Martinez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 25, 2000No. 98-50774PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WARDLAW; Dissent by Judge SILVERMAN.
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
At issue is the application of the Speedy Trial Act in the context of the Southern District of California’s “fast-track” program for expediting illegal re-entry cases. Alejandro Ramirez-Cortez (“Ramirez-Cortez”) 1 was convicted of violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (1994), being a deported alien found in the United States after conviction for an aggravated felony. He contends that his conviction should be reversed because the eighty-five day delay between his arrest and his indictment violated the preindictment provision of…
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