No. 21-6250

Joel Rivera-Alejandro v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 6th-amendment constitutional-rights due-process excessive-delay fifth-amendment indictment multi-defendant sixth-amendment speedy-trial trial-delay
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Petitioners Constitutional Fifth Amendment's Right to Due Process of Law and his Sixth Amendment Right to a Speedy Trial were violated when his trial did not begin until five years/two months after his indictment; his trial lasted seventeen months/ eight days, and from conviction to sentence two years/four months, for a total of nine years/ten days. The filing of excessive multi-defendant Indictments that will necessarily cause Constitutional Speedy Trial violations should be prohibited.

The excessive delay of seventeen months/eight days length of trial violated Petitioner's Due Process rights to a speedy and fair trial since the verdict was based on the jury's faulty memory.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Petitioners Constitutional Fifth Amendment's Right to Due Process of Law and his Sixth Amendment Right to a Speedy Trial were violated

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-10-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2021)

Attorneys

United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent