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U.S. v. SYKES

No. 08-2558.

614 F.3d 303 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Overtis SYKES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Grimes (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Sarah O'Rourke Schrup, Attorney, Michael Kemp and Jessica Frogge, Law Students (argued under direct supervision), Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

In a trial he chose not to attend, Overtis Sykes was convicted of four counts of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). On appeal he advances three reasons why we should reverse his convictions. First, he claims that the charges against him should have been dismissed with prejudice as a result of a Speedy Trial Act violation. The district court noted the violation but dismissed the charges without prejudice, which Sykes contends...

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