Doggett v. United States
| Doggett v. United States | ||||||
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 Supreme Court of the United States | ||||||
| Argued October 9, 1991 Decided June 24, 1992 | ||||||
| Full case name | Marc Gilbert Doggett, Petitioner v. United States | |||||
| Citations | 505 U.S. 647 (more) 112 S. Ct. 2686; 120 L. Ed. 2d 520; 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4362; 60 U.S.L.W. 4741; 92 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5442; 92 Daily Journal DAR 8657; 6 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 604 | |||||
| Prior history | On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |||||
| Holding | ||||||
| The 8½ year delay between indictment and arrest violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial, arguing that the Government had been negligent in pursuing him and that Doggett had remained unaware of the indictment until his arrest. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | Souter, joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, Kennedy | |||||
| Dissent | O'Connor | |||||
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia | |||||
Doggett v. United States, 505 U.S. 647 (1992), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. Doggett was indicted in 1980 on drug related charges, but having left the US before he could be arrested, was considered a fugitive. He returned to the US in 1982 and proceeded to live a seemingly normal life. The Government did not continue to pursue him actively and it was only by coincidence that they became aware of him in 1988, leading to his late arrest. The court held that the 8½ year delay between indictment and arrest violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial, arguing that the Government had been negligent in pursuing him and that Doggett had remained unaware of the indictment until his arrest.
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