Legal Opinion

United States v. Jones

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 14, 1995No. 94-10091PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Reginald Allen Jones (Jones) appeals his jury conviction, arguing that the indictment should have been dismissed for undue delay under the Speedy Trial Act. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Proceedings Below

On April 8, 1992, a federal grand jury-returned an indictment charging Jones and three co-defendants with conspiracy to import heroin into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) & 960. After the indictment was made public on April 14, 1992, Jones pleaded not guilty, and trial was set for June 1, 1992. Before trial, one of Jones’s…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Henderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. BermeaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Mitchell JanikCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. RushCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Scott David LattanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  2. United States v. Santiago-BecerrilCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  3. United States v. Larry Darnell Westbrook, Wayne Allen Bledsoe, Jr., Michael Lynn Peoples, and A.J. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Bruce Derek Spring AKA Bruce Derek WallsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. McNealyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010

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