U.S. v. Marion, No. 70-19 (U.S. Supreme Court) (404 U.S. 307; 92 S.Ct. 455) (December 20, 1971) (Justice White)
In this case the Court held that a three-year preindictment delay was not violative of Due Process - and since then most courts have interpreted this decision as erecting a stringent standard for showings of actual prejudice. The Court also emphasized that due process would require dismissal of an indictment ...
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