UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 85-3814.

802 F.2d 833 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clarence JOHNSON, Jr. and Henry Berry, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George S. Hesni, Federal Public Defender, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

John P. Volz, U.S. Atty., Eddie Jordan, Harry W. McSherry, Jr., Joseph Giarrusso, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARZA, DAVIS and JONES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from voluntarily entered guilty pleas of knowingly and intentionally conspiring to distribute cocaine. The thrust of the claim is that the government's pre-indictment delay in filing criminal charges rendered the accused incapable of assisting counsel in preparing a defense. Because the delay did not cause actual prejudice to the appellants, however, we affirm the convictions entered below.

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