U.S. v. Leaver, No. 98 Cr. 731 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (358 F.Supp.2d 273) (December 14, 2004) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)
In this case, Judge Shira Scheindlin of the S.D.N.Y. dismissed a fraud indictment five years after it was brought and eleven years after the alleged crime, holding that the speedy-trial “clock” begins to run when an indictment is filed, regardless of whether the indictment is sealed. The Government had relied …
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