Gaffney v. United States

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Both appellants, having been found guilty of various crimes,2 seek reversal of their convictions on the grounds that they were denied a speedy trial, that the trial court failed to voir dire the jury concerning newspaper publicity and that the arrest and conviction records of government witnesses were not produced prior to trial. Both appellants also seek vacation of their sentences on the ground that the sentencing judge “was not sufficiently familiar with the facts of the case to be able to render an appropriate sentence.” Appellant Gaffney also requests reversal…