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· 7/16/1975

United States Ex Rel. Tobia L. Spina v. Adam McQuillan Warden

Citations

  • 525 F.2d 813
  • 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 13661

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming denial of petition without a hearing despite a twenty-six month delay between indictment and trial
  • no speedy-trial violation even though delay cost defendant his job, and some of his witnesses became unavailable
  • claim that the defense witness had become unavailable was “unconvincing”; the defendant had “never contended that he was prevented in any way from locating or keeping in touch with witnesses”

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Judges: Friendly, Timbers, Gurfein

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