United States v. Rodney S.

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10 F.3d 809·1993 WL 470448·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 36249
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 15, 199391-10375California1,992 words

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10 F.3d 809 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODNEY S., Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10375. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 10, 1993. Nov. 15, 1993. Before: POOLE, BOOCHEVER and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 A special speedy trial provision prohibits detaining a juvenile defendant more than 30 days pending trial. The defendant in this case, a juvenile, argues his trial was delayed more than 30 days. He also argues that the evidence adduced at trial was legally insufficient to support his conviction. We now vacate the district court's speedy trial ruling and remand for further fact-finding. I. 3 Appellant Rodney S. 1 stabbed and seriously wounded a fellow resident of the Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation in Arizona. The stabbing occurred on May 5, 1991. Rodney claimed the stabbing was in self-defense. 4 The next day, May 6, 1991, FBI agent James Ader, who was…

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