Criminal,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 20, 2022
Dismissed, with prejudice
If the 9th Circuit is serious about protecting detained defendants, it must be willing to let courts dismiss with prejudice or — like the court in a recent case out of the Central District — insist on trial.
Last April, in United States v. Olsen, 2021 DJDAR 3820, Chief Judge Mary Murguia, Circuit Judge Morgan Christen, and District Judge Barbara Lynn issued a per curiam opinion holding that pandemic delays did not justify dismissing an indictment un...
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