United States v. MacDonald

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1982-03-31

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Justice Stevens, concurring in the judgment. For the reasons stated by Justice Marshall in Part II of his opinion, I also conclude that MacDonald’s constitutional right to a speedy trial was not suspended during the period between the Army’s dismissal of its charges in 1970 and the return of the civilian indictment in 1975. Justice Marshall also is clearly correct in stating that the question whether the delay…

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