Legal Opinion
United States v. Ferdinand Tafallia Orbino
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1992No. 91-10179PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
This case calls on us to decide whether the Speedy Trial Act’s 30-day clock begins to run when a defendant, under suspicion of a crime for which he is later convicted, is in the meantime arrested on an unrelated charge. We agree with the district court that it does not, and affirm appellant Orbi-no’s conviction. 1
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On December 23, 1989, Orbino was arrested by the Honolulu Police Department (“HPD”) in connection with a raid on a cock fight. He and two others had been found in a van with a small amount of crystal methamphetamine and a large amount of cash.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Michael Lawrence PollockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Frank T. McCown United States of America v. Gary Lee Barnes, United States of America v. Gary Leslie BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. David R. CandelariaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Jose Mario NashCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- United States v. Guzman RiveraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Ruben Cepeda-LunaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Rodney E. HemmingsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Benigno Pena-CarrilloCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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