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U.S. v. Dowdy

United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, Western Division
Oct 10, 2008
No. 02-0206-01-CR-W-SOW (W.D. Mo. Oct. 10, 2008)

Summary

dismissing the indictment after the Government conceded negligence based on presumptive prejudice created by a five-year delay

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Opinion

No. 02-0206-01-CR-W-SOW.

October 10, 2008


ORDER


Before the Court are the Report and Recommendation to Grant Defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Indictment for Post-Indictment Delay and the Government's Objection to the Report and Recommendation.

The Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Robert E. Larsen in this case is both thorough and well-reasoned. This Court agrees with this recommendation and sees no reason to comment further. Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED that defendant's Motion to Dismiss the Indictment (Doc. #22) is granted.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Dowdy

United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, Western Division
Oct 10, 2008
No. 02-0206-01-CR-W-SOW (W.D. Mo. Oct. 10, 2008)

dismissing the indictment after the Government conceded negligence based on presumptive prejudice created by a five-year delay

Summary of this case from United States v. Ferry
Case details for

U.S. v. Dowdy

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT DOWDY, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, Western Division

Date published: Oct 10, 2008

Citations

No. 02-0206-01-CR-W-SOW (W.D. Mo. Oct. 10, 2008)

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