Legal Opinion
United States v. Mejias
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 21, 1976No. 76 Cr. 164PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Defendants Manuel Francisco Padilla Martinez (“Padilla Martinez”) 1 and Estella Navas (“Navas”) have moved to dismiss the indictment against them on the grounds that they have been denied a speedy trial in violation of the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, Rule 48(b), F.R. Crim.P., and the District Court’s Interim Plan Pursuant to the Provisions of the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.
In the alternative, the moving defendants seek a dismissal of the indictments against them on the grounds of pre-indictment delay, in violation of the Fifth…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bartkus v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Rev. Alberto Mejias, A/K/A Rev. Angel OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ImbrugliaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- United States v. PanettaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- United States v. Luther Earl PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. FerrsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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