United States v. Harris

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Shannon Keith Harris (“Harris”) claims that his statutory and constitutional rights to a speedy trial were violated because his trial began over three years after his initial appearance in court. He also contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence, that the jury verdict was based on insufficient evidence, and that he received a life imprisonment sentence in violation of the Eighth Amendment. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Harris was arrested in the course of a narcotics…