United States v. Long

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS FOR VIOLATION OF THE SPEEDY TRIAL ACT AND ORDERING CONTINUANCE

STAMP, Chief Judge.

Defendant Keith Long was arrested on or about January 18, 1994. On January 21, 1994, defendant Long entered into a written plea agreement with the government in which he agreed to proceed by information. This Court was not advised that the defendant had entered into the plea agreement until February 15, 1994. On February 17, 1994, the parties appeared before this Court for a hearing on the filing of the information and consideration of the proposed plea…