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· 3/22/1982

United States v. Gonzalo Gonzalez

Citations

  • 671 F.2d 441
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 20820

How courts have described this case

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

  • indicating that Sixth Amendment speedy trial right attaches at earlier of arrest or indictment
  • indicating that Sixth Amendment speedy trial right attaches at earlier of arrest or indictment
  • cautioning decision finding no speedy-trial violation was not to be viewed “as a license to evade the [Speedy Trial] Act’s spirit by commencing voir dire within the prescribed time limits and then taking a prolonged recess before the jury is sworn and testimony is begun”
  • decision is not to be viewed as a license to commence voir dire within the prescribed time limits and then take a prolonged recess before jury is sworn
  • “The rights of criminal defendants under the Speedy Trial Act and the sixth amendment are distinct[.]”
  • “The rights of criminal defendants under the Speedy Trial Act and the sixth amendment are distinct[.]”

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Judges: Tjoflat, Hill, Anderson

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