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UNITED STATES v. SWEET

No. 577.

399 U.S. 517 (1970)

90 S.Ct. 1958

26 L.Ed.2d 770

UNITED STATES v. SWEET.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 29, 1970.

PER CURIAM.

On September 30, 1968, the District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed, "with prejudice," an indictment charging appellee Sweet with various crimes under the D. C. Code, on a finding that the Government had not acted promptly enough in bringing the case to trial. The United States appealed this dismissal pursuant to D. C. Code § 23-105* to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. That court...

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