United States Third Circuit

Because defendant's initial detention by an INS agent was civil, not criminal, the Speedy Trial Act was not implicated during the period that defendant was in INS custody. No plain error was committed when the District Court did not grant a downward departure.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2003
• Decided 04/18/2003
• Published 04/18/2003

Judges

• Before ROTH, FUENTES and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Epstein (Argued), Federal Court Division, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert A. Zauzmer (Argued), Floyd J. Miller, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.