U.S. v. VELAZQUEZ

No. 12-3992.

749 F.3d 161 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America v. Sergio VELAZQUEZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: April 14, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome Kaplan, Esquire , (Argued), Kaplan, Kenegos & Kadin, Beverly Hills, CA, Counsel for Appellant.

Zane David Memeger, Esquire , United States Attorney, Robert A. Zauzmer, Esquire , Assistant United States Attorney, Bernadette McKeon, Esquire , (Argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Joseph T. Labrum, III, Esq. , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee.

Before: RENDELL, JORDAN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge:

We consider whether the right to a speedy trial guaranteed in the Sixth Amendment is violated when, after an initial effort to apprehend the defendant, the government's effort for nearly five years consists only of running the defendant's name a handful of times through the National Crime Information Center ("NCIC") database, despite other available leads. Although the authorities in this case revived their efforts after the...

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