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UNITED STATES v. WALKER

No. 78-3340.

601 F.2d 1051 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joann WALKER, Jeanette Adel Davis, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 1, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Romero, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for the U. S.

Stephen J. Hillman (argued), Morton H. Boren (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SNEED and HUG, Circuit Judges, and ENRIGHT, District Judge.

HUG, Circuit Judge:

The central issue in this case is whether the 13-month delay between the commission of the offense charged and the return of the indictment constituted a violation of the due process rights of the accused.

On June 8, 1978, the federal grand jury for the Central District of California returned a one-count indictment against appellees Joann Walker and Jeanette Adel Davis. The indictment charged that on May 16, 1977, Walker set fire to the...

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