MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case presents the issue whether a defendant, before trial, may appeal a federal district court's order denying his motion to dismiss an indictment because of an alleged violation of his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.
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In February 1970, respondent Jeffrey R. MacDonald was a physician in military service stationed at Fort Bragg in
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