United States Supreme Court

In a dispute involving the scope of The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 (Act), 18 U.S.C. section 3161(c)(1), judgment of the appeals court dismissing indictment against defendant on the basis that the indictment was stale is reversed, where the Act stops the Speedy Trial clock from running automatically upon the filing of a pretrial motion irrespective of whether the motion has any impact on when the trial begins.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/26/2011
• Published 05/26/2011

Judges

• BREYER

Court

• United States Supreme Court

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