UNITED STATES v. ROBERTSON

No. 85-6083.

810 F.2d 254 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America v. Wilson ROBERTSON, Jr., a/k/a James Collins, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean M. Scott (appointed by this Court) for appellant.

Barry Coburn, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell, and Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee.

Before: SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant challenges his convictions on two drug-related federal offenses as violating two of the time limits imposed by the Speedy Trial Act (the "Act"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3161-3174 (1982 & Supp. III 1985). First, he asserts that the period between his arrest on July 25, 1984 and his indictment on October 4, 1984 violated the 30-day limit for the period between arrest...

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