18 USC § 3173 - Sixth amendment rights

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title: "18 USC § 3173 - Sixth amendment rights"
title_number: 18
title_name: "CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "3173"
section_name: "Sixth amendment rights"
chapter_number: 208
chapter_name: "SPEEDY TRIAL"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 93–619, title I, § 101, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2085.)"
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# § 3173. Sixth amendment rights

No provision of this chapter shall be interpreted as a bar to any claim of denial of speedy trial as required by amendment VI of the Constitution.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 93–619, title I, § 101, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2085.)