United States v. Adil Shahryar

Appellant, Adil Shahryar, was indicted, tried by a jury, and convicted on a five count indictment charging him with violations of the federal wire fraud and firearm statutes. Mr. Shahryar contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment since the government violated his right to a speedy trial under the Speedy Trial Act of 1979, 18 U.S.C. Ch. 208 (1979) (the “Act”). 1 Finding that the indictment was timely filed under the Act, we affirm his conviction. 2

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Because a decision in this case must be grounded on the procedural history as…