Legal Opinion
Rashad v. Walsh
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 31, 2002No. Civ.A. 98-11669-NGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GERTNER, District Judge.
For the reasons stated below, Rahim RaShad’s Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus [docket entry # 19] is GRANTED.
This habeas corpus petition concerns the application of the Sixth Amendment’s speedy trial guarantees. Petitioner Rahim RaShad (“RaShad”), a state prisoner, claims that his speedy trial rights were violated when the state trial court refused to dismiss the indictment against him after the Commonwealth failed to bring him to trial until over five years after he was indicted. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus invalidating his…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Rashad v. WalshCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002