UNITED STATES v. TRAYLOR

No. 77-5790.

578 F.2d 108 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rudolph Beaucanon TRAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Bruce Kirwan, Federal Public Defender, John R. Martin, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

William L. Harper, U.S. Atty., Gerrilyn G. Brill, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GEE and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Traylor, complaining of an eight-month delay between his arrest and indictment, appeals the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss. He alleges no specific prejudice resulting from the delay, other than his brief incarceration and matters pertaining to his release on bond. For its part, the government gives no adequate explanation for the long delay but simply states that the U.S. attorney handling the case was frequently absent from his office...

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