Legal Opinion
United States v. Scott
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 2, 1978No. 76-1382PublishedCited by 1,562 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nehnquist
On March 5, 1975, respondent, a member of the police force in Muskegon, Mich., was charged in a three-count indictment with distribution of various narcotics. Both before his trial in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and twice during the trial, respondent moved to dismiss the two counts of the indictment which concerned transactions that took place during the preceding September, on the ground that his defense had been prejudiced by prein-dictment delay. At the close of all the evidence, the court granted respondent’s motion. Although the court did not…
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