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Parties Involved:
William Keith Elliott
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

TENTH CIRCUIT 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

Plaintiff-Appellee, 

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FILED 

United StaU!S Court of Appeals 

Tenth circuit 

AUG 1 0 1990 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk 

v. ) No. 89-4110 

WILLIAM KEITH ELLIOTT, 

Defendant-Appellant. 

) (D.C. No. 88-NCR-063S) 

) (D. Utah) 

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ORDER AND JUDGMENT * 

Before TACHA, McWILLIAMS, and BARRETT, Circuit Judges. 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The case is therefore ordered. 

submitted without oral argument. 

This is an appeal by William Keith Elliott contending that 

the district court violated his rights under the Speedy Trial Act, 

18 U.S.C. §§ 3161-3174. We affirm. 

Because Elliott did not raise this argument to the district 

court, we review for plain error. Fed. R. Crim. P. 52(b). 

Elliott's sole contention is that his Speedy Trial Act rights were 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

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violated and that a purported waiver of those rights by his 

attorney is invalid. We do not reach the question of the validity 

of the waiver by his attorney because we find that Elliott has 

waived his rights under the Speedy Trial Act by failing to raise 

this claim before trial. The Speedy Trial Act expressly states: 

Failure of the defendant to move for dismissal prior to 

trial or entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere 

shall constitute a waiver of the right to dismissal 

under this section. 

18 U.S.C. § 3162(a)(2). Failure to raise the claim before plea or 

trial thus waives recourse to the Act. See United States Y..!. 

McKinnell, 888 F.2d 669, 676 (10th Cir. 1989). The district court 

did not commit plain error in failing to dismiss the indictment 

for violating the Speedy Trial Act. 

Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 

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ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

Deanell Reece Tacha 

Circuit Judge 

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