With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". Trial Act. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 401(3) (criminal contempt); 3161 (Speedy Trial ■ Act). This court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm. Because the parties are familiar with the facts of the case, we do not recite them here. • The arrest order for Richmond specifically limited the maximum penalty to six months imprisonment, and thus Richmond was prosecuted and sentenced only for a petty offense. The Speedy Trial Act specifically excludes from its application Class B and Class C misdemeanors, those petty offenses for which the maximum sentence is six months imprisonment or less. 18 U.S.C. §§ 3172(2), 3559(a)(7). Petty offenses are exempted from both the requirement of a jury trial and the Speedy Trial Act. See United States v. Baker, 641 F.2d 1311, 1319 (9th Cir.1981) (<HOLDING>); United States v. Carpenter, 91 F.3d 1282 (9th

A: holding that whether a pretrial motion actually caused or is expected to cause delay of trial is irrelevant to the speedy trial act
B: holding that delay resulting from prior incompetence to stand trial does not violate speedy trial guarantee
C: holding that like most rights speedy trial can be waived
D: holding speedy trial act does not apply to petty offenses
D.