Act violation and one to dismiss due to pre-indictment delays.5 The following week, Stephens moved to waive his right to a jury trial. With the government's consent, the district court granted Stephens's motion for a bench trial on October 17, 2003. Four days later, the district court denied Stephens's motion to dismiss due to pre-indictment delays, finding that there was no evidence of intentional pretrial delays on the part of the government and that Stephens had failed to show any prejudice. The bench trial commenced on October 27, 2003 and concluded on October 30, 2003, with the court finding Stephens guilty on all seven counts in the superseding indictment. One week later, the district court issued its written ruling denying Stephens's Speedy Trial Act motion. The district courtMJ's denial of the motion on January 16, 2001; (2) Turner's January 25, 2001 motion for a competency hearing, which was held to toll the clock until the conclusion of the competency proceedings on April 10, 2002; and (3) Turner's April 11, 2002 guilty plea, which was held to toll the clock until the superseding indictment was filed against Stephens on May 30, 2002.8


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After carefully reviewing the record, we conclude that Stephens's first two objections are meritless. First, the district court correctly concluded that Stephens's "artfully drawn" pro se motion for a bill of particulars stopped the clock from the date it was filed (December 7, 2000) through the date the MJ held a hearing on and denied the motion (January 16, 2001).9 Second, the district court correctly