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UNITED STATES v. FAY

No. 74-1235.

505 F.2d 1037 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Peter FAY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Christian DeCourcy, Boston, Mass., for defendant-appellant.

Charles E. Chase, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom James N. Gabriel, U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

This case is the latest in a series where a defendant, convicted in a criminal case, has sought to void his conviction because of an alleged violation to his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.1 This is the first case in which our view of all the relevant factors requires a reversal.

Appellant was indicted on February 12, 1973 for conspiring to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. A...

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