United States v. Puett

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge: On August 24, 1982, defendant-appellant Sid Cecil Puett was arrested and a complaint was filed charging him with conspiring to defraud banks and financial institutions in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. Puett immediately was brought before a United States Magistrate and released on a personal appearance bond. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for September 2, 1982. On August 27, 1982, three days after the filing of the complaint, the government filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, which the magistrate granted on September 3, 1982. More than three months later, on December 9, 1982, an indictment was returned charging Puett with fraudulently obtaining money from banks and financial institutions by use of wire, radio or television communications in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and conspiring to do so in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.