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Criminal - Speedy Trial Act - Continuance - Ends Of Justice - Marijuana Plants (access required)

By Deborah Elkins
Published: September 1, 2008

A West Virginia couple charged with growing marijuana at their home have their convictions overturned by the 4th Circuit because the 103-day continuance ordered by the district court did not comply with the strict requirements for granting an ends-of-justice continuance and the convictions violated the Speedy Trial Act. In June 2006, the Supreme Court decided Zedner ...
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