UNITED STATES v. RICHARDS

No. 82-2180.

707 F.2d 995 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Robert RICHARDS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Proctor, U.S. Atty., Sherry P. Bartley, Asst. U.S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

A. Delbert Mickel, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, BENNETT, and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


BENNETT, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from an order entered by the district court,1 dismissing the indictment against the defendant-appellee.2 The district court, applying the Barker v. Wingo test, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972), held that the defendant-appellee's Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial had been violated. For the reasons...

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