U.S. v. Ramirez-Cortez, No. 98-50774 (9th Cir.) (213 F.3d 1149) (May 25, 2000) (Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw)
Here a divided Court reversed and remanded an illegal re-entry conviction (prosecuted under the S.D.Cal.'s "fast track" program) because the district court improperly excluded an 85-day pre-indictment delay from the Speedy Trial Act calculations.
This case is particularly noted for its lengthy discussion of the Southern District if California's "fast …
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