Legal Opinion
United States v. Lopez-Valenzuela
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2007No. 05-61130PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
The defendant moved to dismiss his indictment for illegal reentry, 1 alleging that the Government failed to try him within the time prescribed by the Speedy Trial Act. 2 The district court denied his motion. We reverse.
Authorities arrested Adrian Lopez-Valenzuela on February 16, 2005, and he appeared before a magistrate judge on the same day. He was indicted on March 8, 2005. Valenzuela signed a form titled ‘Waiver of Appearance and Entry of Not Guilty Plea” on March 18, 2005. Although the Government knew that the form had been signed, Valenzuela did not actually file the…
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