U.S. v. Grimes (MLW No. 64480/Case No. 11-3702 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Double Jeopardy Gruender Speedy Trial Act

U.S. v. Bloate (MLW No. 62750/Case No. 07-2357 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

Tagged with: Benton Speedy Trial Act

When a criminal defendant asks for extra time to file pretrial motions, and then waives his right to file them, is the intervening time excluded from Speedy Trial Act calculations? The U.S. Supreme Court will consider that question after hearing ...

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U.S. v. Bonilla-Filomeno (MLW No. 59618/Case No. 08-3088 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Where a defendant convicted in a drug distribution case brought a Speedy Trial Act claim, the district court did not err ...

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The St. Louis Circuit Court has been trying for more than a year to resolve older criminal cases, and data show the effort is paying off. But the city and other courts have more than just hard work of judges ...

Tagged with: speedy trial Speedy Trial Act St. Louis Circuit Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review an appeal brought by a man who claims his speedy trial rights were violated. The federal Speedy Trial Act gives criminal defendants the right to have a trial within 70 days of ...

Tagged with: 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Department of Justice Speedy Trial Act U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court accepted cert in two cases appealed from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In Bloate v. U.S., the question presented to the court is whether time granted to prepare pretrial motions is excludable under the ...

Tagged with: 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Speedy Trial Act U.S. Supreme Court

Where a defendant, who claimed violations of the Speedy Trial Act after spending more than 400 days in jail awaiting trial, traveled out-of-state to cooperate with the government to reduce his sentence, the delay was not of such length to ...

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Betonsports founder Gary Kaplan is looking for a Get Out of Jail Free card from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals – at least until he can be tried on federal racketeering, conspiracy and fraud charges. On Tuesday, Kaplan ...

Tagged with: 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Betonsports Catherine Hanaway conspiracy fraud Gary Kaplan Speedy Trial Act