Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Shea Peeples
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1987No. 86-1654PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Joseph Shea Peeples contends that the district court erred in dismissing without prejudice a prior indictment against him. He was subsequently reindicted and convicted on all counts. Peeples argues that the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161-3174, requires that the prior indictment be dismissed with prejudice. Finding no abuse of discretion by the district court in dismissing without prejudice, we affirm the judgments of conviction.
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Peeples was indicted on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. His two codefendants were indicted on a number of related…
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