UNITED STATES v. HICKS

No. 85-5291.

798 F.2d 446 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nancy HICKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Gelety, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Leon Kellner, U.S. Atty., Robert Bondi, David O. Leiwant, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


HILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant appeals her conviction of cocaine-related offenses on three grounds: (1) that her jailhouse statements were elicited in violation of the Sixth Amendment; (2) denial of her right to a speedy trial; and (3) improper admission of extrinsic offense evidence.

FACTS

Appellant and her former co-defendant were stopped by a customs patrol boat several miles south of Miami Beach on October 28, 1981. The customs officers searched...

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