United States Sixth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base and firearms murder during or in relation to a drug trafficking crime are affirmed over claims that: 1) the government violated the Speedy Trial Act by delaying six years before trying him; 2) the government violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial; 3) the district court abused its discretion by not conducting an evidentiary hearing on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim; and 4) his sentence violated the Sixth Amendment and Booker.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2006
• Published 08/30/2006

Judges

• Before:  SILER, DAUGHTREY, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  John R. Minock, Cramer & Minock, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant.  Michael C. Leibson, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  John R. Minock, Cramer & Minock, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Appellant.  Michael C. Leibson, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   John Bass, Terre Haute, Indiana, pro se.