· 3/10/1992
United States v. Edward George Mitchell
Citations
- 957 F.2d 465
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 3968
- 1992 WL 44676
How courts have described this case
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- seven-year postindictment delay resulting from defendant’s fugitive status and Colombian extradition process did not violate speedy trial right
- where overseas defendant made no attempt to demand a trial, waive extradition, or otherwise seek to return to the United States to stand trial, and first asserted his right to speedy trial in a pretrial motion, this factor weighed against defendant
- record establishes futility of attempting extradition from Colombia
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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Eschbach
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