The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today released an opinion in USA v. PETE, No. 06-10390, a criminal appeal. The panel consisted of John R. Gibson, Marsha S. Berzon, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.

BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Branden Pete was convicted, after a jury trial, of second degree murder on an Indian reservation, two counts of felony murder, and conspiracy to commit murder. Pete was sentenced to four concurrent terms of life imprisonment. He contends that the Speedy Trial Act (”the STA” or “the Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq., was violated and the indictment against him should therefore have been dismissed. We do not agree, and so affirm. I. Pete was arrested on tribal charges on August 23, 2002. On . . .

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