United States v. Daniel Vaughn

COOK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Daniel Vaughn appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss a superseding indictment for pre-indictment delay and his 100-month, within-guidelines sentence. We affirm the denial, concluding that the pre-indictment delay did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and affirm the sentence, finding it reasonable.

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