BROOKS v. UNITED STATES

No. 19965.

423 F.2d 1149 (1970)

Forrest BROOKS, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

April 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest Brooks, Jr., filed brief pro se.

Bert C. Hurn, U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., and Frederick O. Griffin, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Chief Judge, and BLACKMUN and LAY, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner appeals from a dismissal of his motion to vacate his sentence under the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312. He alleges that he has been deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial by reason of "an unreasonable" delay from the time of his guilty plea to the time of his sentence. We affirm.

The facts may be briefly summarized.

On October 19, 1962, petitioner, Forrest Brooks, appeared with counsel in the United...

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