U.S. v. SANDERS

Nos. 05-3133, 05-3155.

485 F.3d 654 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Lorenzo R. SANDERS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard B. Katzoff, appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant Lorenzo R. Sanders. Beverly G. Dyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant John Turner. With them on the briefs was A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender. Shawn Moore, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

John P. Mannarino, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III and David B. Goodhand, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: ROGERS, TATEL and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, the court must decide whether the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq., was violated in the prosecutions of Lorenzo R. Sanders1 and John Turner. The Act requires criminal trials to commence within seventy days after a defendant is indicted or appears in court, whichever is later, after certain periods prescribed...

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