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Ann Marimow
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Judge Griffith echoes Sullivan’s argument in telling Flynn’s lawyer that the role of a judge - even when the government quits a case - is not merely “ministerial.”

“That means the judge has to do some thinking about it. The judge is not simply a rubber stamp,” Griffith said

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Has a defendant ever been imprisoned when there are no charges against him?

[Alas Babylon!]

“That means the judge has to do some thinking about it. The judge is not simply a rubber stamp,” Griffith said.

Ok.

It's been almost 4 months!

Doesn't the defendant have 6th Amendment rights to a "speedy trail?"