--- title: "Doggett v. United States" citation: "Doggett v. United States, 505 U.S. 647 (1992)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-DOGGETT-505-US-647" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-505/pdf/USREPORTS-505-647.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-DOGGETT-505-US-647/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Doggett v. United States ## Holding used Extremely long postindictment government negligence can establish weighty presumptive prejudice within the Barker balance without specifically demonstrable trial prejudice. ## Material limitation The result turned on extraordinary delay, negligence, lack of acquiescence, and unrebutted prejudice; it is not an automatic rule for every delay. ## Official source and pinpoints 505 U.S. 647, 651–58 (1992): ## Used in - [Competency, Insanity Procedure, and Speedy Trial](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/20-pretrial/competency-insanity-and-speedy-trial.md)