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Del.·
2024-06-20
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's judgment, finding that the appellant's counsel made a conscientious review of the record and that the appeal was wholly without merit. The court found no arguable issues regarding self-defense instructions, inconsistent pol
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2024-05-15
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's discharge of a firearm possession charge, holding that the defendant waived his speedy trial right by filing a motion to continue the consolidated case after the 175-day speedy trial deadline had elapsed. The co
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-01-23
Johnny Carter, a Florida prisoner, sought federal habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his 2014 convictions for two counts of armed robbery and grand theft of a motor vehicle based on a single incident in which he robbed a couple at gunpoint and stole their weapons a
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-09
Eddie James Moultrie challenged his 2015 Florida state court convictions for armed burglary, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and resisting an officer without violence through a federal habeas corpus petition, raising four grounds including speedy trial violation, Brady e
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Del.·
2023-02-13
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's judgment, finding no error in the denial of the defendant's motion to suppress, the admission of DNA evidence, the handling of alleged prosecutorial misconduct, or the sufficiency of the evidence. The court also held that t
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M.D. Fla.·
2022-04-28
Clifton Brooks, a Florida inmate convicted in 2013 of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation, filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging his convictions on six grounds, including claims regarding defective charging documents, denial of speedy trial rights, inef
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Del. Super. Ct.·
2021-03-30
The Court denied the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of speedy trial and his motion to reduce bail. The Court found that the Chief Justice had the authority to toll speedy trial guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic under the Judicial Emergency Act, and that the defendan
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Del.·
2020-11-06
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's judgment, holding that the defendant's arguments regarding false statements in the arrest warrant and indictment, violation of his right to a speedy trial, amendment of the indictment, double jeopardy, improper jury instruc
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Del.·
2020-01-22
The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Superior Court's judgment, finding the appellant's appeal wholly without merit and devoid of any arguably appealable issues. The Court was satisfied that appellate counsel made a conscientious effort to examine the record and law, proper
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Del.·
2017-01-17
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the defendant's convictions but vacated his death sentence, remanding for resentencing to life imprisonment without parole. The court found no merit in the defendant's arguments regarding severance, admission of evidence, witness statements, ju
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152 So. 3d 822·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2014-12-12
The court held that the record contained insufficient information to fully decide the speedy trial issue.
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Del.·
2011-12-05
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's conviction and sentence, finding no merit to the defendant's arguments. The Court held that the denial of the motion to suppress was proper as probable cause for the warrantless arrest was established by the confidential in
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791 F. Supp. 2d 1183·
M.D. Fla.·
2011-05-27
The court held that Feig's February 2011 affidavit was not a sham and created genuine issues of material fact, thus denying summary judgment.
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Del.·
2009-03-17
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court's judgments, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying motions for a mistrial based on the introduction of a "teardrop tattoo" and a prosecutor's proximity to a defendant while holding a weapon. The
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267 F. Supp. 2d 1258·
M.D. Fla.·
2003-06-12
The court held that the Speedy Trial Act's seventy-day clock is tolled by pretrial motions filed by co-defendants and that the government's interest in protecting classified information outweighs defense counsel's privacy concerns regarding security clearances.
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994 F.2d 1454·
9th Cir.·
1993-06-07
The court held that the defendant's Sixth Amendment speedy trial rights were not violated because the government acted with reasonable diligence in searching for him, and the defendant was aware of the charges but failed to assert his right to a speedy trial.
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989 F.2d 847·
5th Cir.·
1993-05-04
The court held that a guilty plea waives the right to a speedy trial claim, but remanded for an evidentiary hearing on the ineffective assistance of counsel claim due to an insufficient record.
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983 F.2d 1480·
8th Cir.·
1993-01-27
The court held that the defendant's speedy trial rights were not violated, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in jury selection, the stipulation regarding Indian country was sufficient, and evidentiary rulings and jury instructions were either not erroneous or constitut
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888 F.2d 254·
2d Cir.·
1989-10-27
The appellate court held that the district court erred in presuming exculpatory evidence from destroyed documents and in dismissing the indictment without a hearing on the likelihood of prejudice.
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694 F. Supp. 858·
S.D. Fla.·
1988-08-18
The Court accepted the Magistrate's Report and Recommendation, denying the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Indictment.
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810 F.2d 184·
8th Cir.·
1987-01-28
The court held that the government breached its duty to seek extradition of the defendant, and the district court did not err in dismissing the indictment on Sixth Amendment speedy trial grounds.
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680 F.2d 261·
1st Cir.·
1982-06-08
The court held that the district court correctly denied the habeas corpus petition, finding no violation of the constitutional right to a speedy trial or effective assistance of counsel.
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565 F.2d 272·
4th Cir.·
1977-10-31
The court held that a prisoner's claim for a speedy trial violation under the Sixth Amendment is precluded if there is no showing of prejudice and the prisoner failed to assert his right.
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517 F.2d 221·
5th Cir.·
1975-08-08
The court held that a prisoner cannot claim denial of speedy trial for delays caused by his own actions in seeking to prevent or delay trial.
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511 F.2d 777·
D.C. Cir.·
1974-12-05
The court affirmed the convictions, finding that the delay between arrest and trial, while substantial, did not violate the appellant's Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial.