Legal Opinion
United States v. Caputo
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 21, 2003No. 03 CR 0126PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CASTILLO, District Judge.
Defendants’ motion for a bill of particulars is presently before this Court. (R. 22-1, Defs.’ Mot. for Bill of Particulars.) Defendants assert that a bill of particulars is warranted as the indictment and the available discovery do not sufficiently apprise them of the charges to enable them to prepare for trial. For the reasons provided below, Defendants’ motion is denied in its entirety.
LEGAL STANDARDS
This Court has discretion to direct the Government to file a bill of partic ulars. The purpose of a bill of particulars is to inform the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Francis B. KendallCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Daniel P. GlecierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. SwiatekDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
- United States v. Vasquez-RuizDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. CaputoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2004
- United States v. AcostaDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2011
- United States v. CaputoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006