This U.S Supreme court ruling held that an 8 1/2 year delay in between indictment and arrest constituted a 6th Amendment violation of his right to a speedy trial because: 1.) The government was negligent in failing to prosecute diligently/find Doggett, who was living under his true name; and 2.) Doggett was allegedly "unaware" of the pendency of the criminal indictment.
The Supreme Court's ruling is final and cannot be appealed. The United States Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices.
It can invalidate a law if it violates the United States Constitution.
United States Supreme Court case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations under the Sixth Amendment.
The Founding Fathers created the United States Supreme Court in the United States Constitution. It is the highest court in the United States.
The US Supreme court is the highest Federal court in the United States.
The Supreme Court's ruling is final and cannot be appealed. The United States Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices.
The Supreme Court of the United States refused to review four appeals.
George W. Bush became president of the United States.
The ruling in the Dred Scott case allowed slave owners to take their slaves with them into the Western territories of the United States.
It can invalidate a law if it violates the United States Constitution.
Abortion in the United States has been legal in every state since the United States Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, on January 22, 1973. Prior to "Roe", there were exceptions to the abortion ban in at least 10 states.
United States Supreme Court case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations under the Sixth Amendment.
The Founding Fathers created the United States Supreme Court in the United States Constitution. It is the highest court in the United States.
United States Supreme Court Building was created in 1935.
A United States Supreme Court decision is mandatory on all lower federal courts. That includes federal courts of appeal and federal district courts.
The ruling in the Dred Scott case allowed slave owners to take their slaves with them into the Western territories of the United States.
The final Supreme Court ruling of the Gonzales v. Raich case in 2005 was that Congress may ban the use of marijuana even where states approve its use for medicinal purposes. The Supreme Court's support came from the Commerce Clause in the United States Constitution, which allows the U.S. Congress "to regulate commerce...among the several states."