Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 26, 1978, 77-5350 (United States v. Guadalupe C. Canales)

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from a conviction pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1976) for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, defendant raises two issues: (1) whether probable cause existed for the search at the Sarita checkpoint; (2) whether a delay of 27 months between defendant’s arrest and subsequent trial violated defendant’s sixth amendment right to a