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U.S. v. MARTINEZ

Nos. 94-50620, 94-50632 and 94-50633.

77 F.3d 332 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rigoberto MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rigoberto MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rigoberto MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Tayback, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant.

Yolanda Barrera, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee.

Before: T.G. NELSON and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and LEGGE, District Judge.

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

The district court dismissed an indictment for preindictment delay because the delay might increase the total sentence the defendant would serve. The United States appeals. We reverse.

I. Facts

During 1992, the FBI ran a sting operation to catch traffickers in stolen goods. An FBI agent posed as a broker in stolen goods operating a crooked warehouse, which was wired with sound and video recording devices. In December...

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