No. 22-7528

Joshua Omar Garcia v. United States

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: circuit-split constitutional-rights due-process federal-prosecution sixth-amendment sovereign-delay speedy-trial state-prosecution
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Under what circumstances is waiting for another sovereign to complete their proceedings against a defendant a justifiable reason for delay under the Sixth Amendment's Speedy Trial Clause?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED After indicting Mr. Garcia on federal charges, the government delayed bringing him into federal custody for 23 months as it waited for the completion of his state prosecution. Employing an ad hoc approach, the Tenth Circuit determined the government’s reason for delay was valid and did not violate Mr. Garcia’s Sixth Amendment speedy-trial right. The Third Circuit has held that such a reason for delay is per se invalid, while the Fourth Circuit has deemed it per se justifiable. Thus, the question presented is: Under what circumstances, if any, is waiting for another sovereign to complete their proceedings against a defendant a justifiable reason for delay under the Sixth Amendment’s Speedy Trial Clause? i

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-07-26
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2023-06-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including July 26, 2023.
2023-06-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 12, 2023 to July 26, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-06-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 12, 2023.
2023-06-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 12, 2023 to July 12, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
2023-05-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 12, 2023)

Attorneys

Joshua Garcia
Jacob Rasch-ChabotOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent