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HEDGEPETH v. UNITED STATES

No. 19509.

364 F.2d 684 (1966)

Isaiah HEDGEPETH, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William R. Duff, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant.

Mr. John A. Terry, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David G. Bress, U.S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Harold H. Titus, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before WRIGHT, McGOWAN and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted on three counts of violations of the federal narcotics laws, 26 U.S.C. §§ 4704(a) and 4705 (a), and 21 U.S.C. § 174. He received concurrent sentences of ten years on two of the counts, and five years on the third. His sole contention on appeal is that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. Since the claim has prima facie merit, in view of...

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