Walter D. Cannady v. United States

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge:

On October 14, 1963, appellant was tried and convicted of narcotics violations under six counts of an indictment filed January 28, 1963, charging him with offenses on July 31 and August 1, 1962. Appellant had not been arrested until December 15, 1962. Appellant contends that (a) he was denied substantial justice by virtue of the four and one-half months delay between the alleged offenses and his arrest; (b) the trial judge committed reversible error in denying appellant’s pre-trial motion for a mental examination; and (c) he was denied substantial justice by virtue…