In what circumstances have courts found that the delay between the indictment and trial of a defendant on drug charges violated his Sixth Amendment rights?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Black, Docket No. 18-496-cr(L), Docket No. 18-548-cr(XAP), Docket No. 18-574-cr(XAP) (2nd Cir. 2019):

In United States v. Jeanetta, 533 F.3d 651 (8th Cir. 2008), the court rejected a defendant's claim that the fifteen-month delay between his indictment on drug charges and trial had violated his Sixth Amendment rights. Id. at 656-57. Eight months after his indictment, the defendant was found and arrested. Two handguns were seized during that arrest. Weeks before his trial, a superseding indictment added firearms charges to the drug charges. Id. at 653-54.

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