· 6/9/1986
Filimon Castillo Perez v. George E. Sullivan, Warden, and Attorney General, State of New Mexico
Citations
- 793 F.2d 249
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 25825
How courts have described this case
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- noting that necessity of showing substantial prejudice dominates the four-part balancing test in speedy sentencing ease
- noting that other courts had rejected speedy trial claims where the sentencing delay was considerably longer than the fifteenth-month period at issue
- indicating that post-conviction, pre-sentencing anxiety of someone who unquestionably will serve a sentence and is only waiting to find out its duration is not to be equated for constitutional purposes with the anxiety of an accused
- deciding definitively that the Speedy Trial clause applies to post-verdict proceedings
- deciding definitively that the Speedy Trial clause applies to post-verdict proceedings
- observing defendant’s failure to file a formal motion requesting sentencing was indicative of defendant’s acquiescence in fifteen-month delay
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Judges: Seymour, Seth, Anderson
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