U.S. v. GATES

No. 10-2163.

709 F.3d 58 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Frederick GATES, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 1, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd A. Bussert , with whom Frost Bussert, LLC was on brief, for appellant.

Renée M. Bunker , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas E. Delahanty II , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Appalled by his conviction and sentence on drug-trafficking charges, defendant-appellant Frederick Gates seeks to wipe the slate clean. His appeal presents, among other issues, important questions of first impression in this circuit about the operation of the Speedy Trial Act (STA), 18 U.S.C. § 3161.

The defendant's arguments are forcefully advanced but, when their reverberations subside...

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