United States v. Lazaro Oliva

Defendants appealed their convictions for conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and held that, although the delay between indictment and arrest was the result of the Government's negligence, the delay did not amount to a Sixth Amendment speedy trial violation. Applying the Barker factors, the court held that neither the length of the delay, nor the reason for it, weigh heavily against the Government. In this case, the Government's good-faith attempt to arrest defendants was diligent enough to avoid warranting the extraordinary remedy of dismissing their indictments. Finally, defendants failed to prove actual prejudice. View "United States v. Lazaro Oliva" on Justia Law