Legal Opinion
United States v. Vernon Edwards, United States of America v. Robert E. McCoy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1980No. 79-2251, 79-2252PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
The only issue on appeal is whether or not the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161-74 (1976), has been violated by the action of the trial court. For reasons set forth below, we find there has been no violation and the convictions are affirmed.
The appellants and two others were arraigned on various narcotics charges on April 17, 1979. The trial was set for June 20, 1979, 64 days from the day of arraignment. The date was set in order to comply with the requirement of the Speedy Trial Act that the trial begin no more than 80 days from the date of arraignment. See 18…
3Cited by62 opinions
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