United States v. Wilson

MEMORANDUM

NEWCOMER, District Judge.

This case is now before the Court on motions by both defendant Burke and defendant Wilson to dismiss. Each alleges that his right to due process of law under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution has been violated by preaccusation delay for which the Government is responsible. Because of the recent and complex developments concerning the Constitutional dimensions of pre-accusation delay, we will discuss the recent trends in this area of the law first before moving on to a discussion of the law as it applies to the facts of this case.

THE RELEVANT LAW

The…