Government of the Virgin Islands v. Quetel

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

The defendant has moved to dismiss this case on the grounds (1) that his right to a speedy trial under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 3161-3174 (Supp. 1980) (hereinafter Act) and the Plan for the Disposition of Criminal Cases adopted thereunder (hereinafter Plan) has been violated, (2) that his right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution has been violated, and (3) that his right under the Equal Protection clause.of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution has been violated. For the reasons which follow, the…