Legal Opinion
United States v. Nikolas Severdija, Luis Alfonso Marquez-Brito, Juan Israel Hernandez-Linares, Reyes Ruiz Valdez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1984No. 82-5496PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this case the Government appeals the district court’s dismissal with prejudice of an indictment against four defendants because of a delay in trial which was held to violate the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3161-3174. We reverse the dismissal and remand the ease for trial because, taking into consideration the number of days properly excludable for computation purposes, the 70-day speedy trial period had not expired at the time the motion was granted.
The Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 3161(c)(1), requires that a defendant be tried within 70 days of the filing of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Victor Varella, Charles Gavin and Raul Felix ChineaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Frederick Lee CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Norman Harold Haiges, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by28 opinions
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