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U.S. v. Aviles, No. 96-10110 (9th Cir.) (153 F.3d 931) (August 18, 1998) (Judge John T. Jr. Noonan)

Another rapidly spreading fiction in criminal law is the concept that a defendant has the right to a speedy trial. The law (18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1)) states that in any case in which a plea of not guilty is entered, the trial of the defendant "shall commence within seventy days ...

 

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