United States v. Mathurin
Judge: Martin
Areas of Law: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Opinion Date: August 15, 2012
Defendant-Appellant James
Mathurin was convicted of a number of armed robbery and weapons
charges. These convictions resulted from a five-month-long crime spree
in Miami-Dade County that took place when Defendant was
seventeen-years-old. On appeal, Defendant challenged his convictions on a
number of grounds, one of which is that the government violated his
rights under the Speedy Trial Act. The narrow question on appeal before
the Eleventh Circuit was whether the time during which plea negotiations
are conducted is automatically excludable from the Speedy Trial Act’s
thirty-day window for filing an information or indictment. After review,
the Court concluded that the time during which plea negotiations are
conducted are not automatically excludable. Therefore, the Court
reversed the District Court’s denial of Defendant's motion to dismiss,
vacated his convictions, and remanded the case to the District Court
with instructions to determine whether dismissal of the charges should
be with or without prejudice.
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