United States v. Cecil R. Mays, Robert Jack Coltrane, Buddy Herman Mathis, Defendants- United States of America v. Robert Jack Coltrane, Cecil R. Mays, J. Robert West

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549 F.2d 670·1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 14478

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 3, 197775-3083California10,550 words

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549 F.2d 670 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cecil R. MAYS, Robert Jack Coltrane, Buddy Herman Mathis, Defendants- Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert Jack COLTRANE, Cecil R. Mays, J. Robert West, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 75-3083, 75-3084. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 3, 1977. Stephen V. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for the government. Stephen D. Miller, Beverly Hills, Cal., for Mays. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before BARNES, ELY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. OPINION BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal is from the dismissal before trial of certain counts in two federal indictments. The trial court ruled that the dismissal was constitutionally required by reason of alleged prejudice to the defendants due to pre-indictment delay of four and one half years between the completion of the acts charged and the return of the indictments by a Federal Grand Jury. The government pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 appeals the dismissals by the district court of the two indictments, Nos. 74-677 and 74-676. 2 I. FACTS. 3 A. SUMMARY OF THE…

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Parties

United States
Plaintiff
Cecil R. Mays, Robert Jack Coltrane, Buddy Herman Mathis- United States of America v. Robert Jack Coltrane, Cecil R. Mays, J. Robert West
Defendant

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