United States v. George Tom Darby, Constantine Yamanis, Vincent Calise, and Michael Yamanis

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• questioning viability of Toscanino exception and refusing to apply it absent allegations that defendant endured “cruel, inhuman and outrageous treatment”
• applying three different tests, each looking to different aspects of the specific case, to determine reasonableness
• holding one month of preparation for a complex criminal trial was sufficient
• applying “literal construction” of section 3161(c)(2) in determining starting point for thirty day period in affirming district court’s denial of motion for continuance where counsel was changed
• rejecting an interpretation of § 3161(c)(2) which “would enable defendants to postpone their prosecutions by simply changing lawyers or by retaining lawyers only for limited purposes prior to trial”
• refusing to recognize an exception to the Ker-Fris-bie doctrine where the defendant alleged he was forcefully abducted, transported at gunpoint, and wrestled onto a plane bound for the United States

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