CHISUM v. UNITED STATES

No. 22978.

421 F.2d 207 (1970)

Tony CHISUM, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

January 14, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luke McKissack (argued), of McKissack & Saltzman, Hollywood, Cal., for appellant.

Alan H. Friedman (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before BARNES, KOELSCH and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.


KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.

Tony Chisum, Jr. appeals from his conviction on all ten counts of an indictment charging him with violations of the narcotics and tax laws. (21 U.S.C. § 174 and 26 U.S.C. §§ 4705(a)).

His principal contentions are that he was denied a speedy trial guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and a fair trial afforded by the due process clause of the Fifth.

The charges were rested upon a series of four...

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