Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Mitchell v. Nelson

Mitchell v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 872 (1972)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1972-10-10
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • individual who had already been sentenced on two unrelated charges denied relief after unreasonable sentencing delay on third charge because no prejudice found
  • three year delay unreasonable, but no relief granted because no prejudice resulted
  • eight year delay excessive, but did not warrant relief

Citator

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Authority status
pending
Cited by
33 opinions

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.