Legal Opinion
United States v. Dowdell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 12, 2010No. 08-1855PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
Following a three-day jury trial, Defendant Darryl Dowdell was convicted of distribution of cocaine base and sentenced as a career offender to 198 months’ imprisonment. Dowdell appeals the conviction, alleging three defects: that the delay between his indictment by state authorities and his ultimate trial in federal court violated his Sixth Amendment speedy trial rights as well as the Interstate Agreement on Detainers; that the district court’s amendment of the indictment from “cocaine” to “cocaine base” violated the presentment clause of the Fifth Amendment; and that…
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