UNITED STATES v. GRINDSTAFF

No. CR-2-78-20.

479 F.Supp. 599 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Joe D. GRINDSTAFF et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Tennessee, Northeastern Division.

On Motion for Acquittal September 28, 1978.

On Renewed Motions October 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Cary, U. S. Atty., Knoxville, Tenn. by Guy W. Blackwell, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Greeneville, Tenn., for plaintiff.

Stanley A. Kweller, Gore & Hillman, Bristol, Tenn. and Thomas D. Frost, Dillow & Frost, Kingsport, Tenn., for defendants.


MEMORANDA OPINIONS AND ORDERS

NEESE, District Judge.

The defendant Mr. Grindstaff moved the Court to dismiss the indictment herein on the ground that same was not returned until 13 to 14 months after the offenses charged therein are alleged to have occurred. The defendant, not having established that any such preindictment delay was in fact significantly prejudicial to him and that the government acted in bad faith in connection with the delay so as to gain...

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