9-17.000
SPEEDY TRIAL
ACT OF 1974
Title I of the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 88 Stat. 2080, as amended
August 2, 1979, 93 Stat. 328, is set forth in 18 U.S.C.
§§ 3161-3174. The Act establishes time limits for completing
the various stages of a federal criminal prosecution. Government attorneys
should comply with the time limits established by the act. For more
information, see the
Criminal Resource Manual at 628.
[cited in
Criminal Resource Manual 649]
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