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· 1/10/1994

United States v. Joseph L. Gerald, A/K/A Michael Lee Jones, Jr.

Citations

  • 5 F.3d 563
  • 303 U.S. App. D.C. 311

How courts have described this case

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  • where arrest was followed by indictment for D.C. Code violations, fact that defendant ar- rested by federal law enforcement officer held not to trigger STA clock
  • where arrest was followed by indictment for D.C. Code violations, fact that defendant ar- rested by federal law enforcement officer held not to trigger STA clock
  • STA clock not triggered by original arrest on D.C. charges even though prosecutor subse- quently decided to seek federal indictment as result of post- arrest review of defendant's criminal record and seriousness of D.C. charges
  • STA clock not triggered by original arrest on D.C. charges even though prosecutor subse- quently decided to seek federal indictment as result of post- arrest review of defendant's criminal record and seriousness of D.C. charges
  • an arrest by federal officers engaged in a search pursuant to a federal warrant that was issued on suspicion of violations of federal law does 8 not trigger the Speedy Trial Act until the arrest was accompanied by federal charges

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Judges: Buckley, Ginsburg, Henderson

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