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U.S. v. HARRIS

No. 93-1120.

12 F.3d 735 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rickey HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Wszalek (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Madison, WI, for plaintiff-appellee.

Yolanda Lehner (argued), Madison, WI, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Chief Judge.

The Speedy Trial Act requires the government to indict or file an information against an offender within thirty days of arresting him. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(b). The question is whether a change in the conditions in which a prisoner is being confined can be an "arrest" for this purpose. Harris, a federal prisoner, was suspected of receiving marijuana from a visitor. For refusing to give a urine sample he was "sentenced" to spend 45 days in disciplinary...

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