Johnny Dickerson v. State of Louisiana

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1987-06-25

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ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge: Johnny Dickerson appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that his sixth amendment right to a speedy trial has been violated and also that his fourteenth amendment due process rights have been violated. We conclude that a pre-trial habeas remedy is not available to consider the merits of his sixth amendment sp…

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