Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Walasek
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 30, 1975No. 75--1436PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
I
Appellant Walasek was convicted on one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1503 1 (obstruction of justice) and one count of conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 371) to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1503. 2 The gravamen of the charge was that Walasek, a Vice-President and Regional Manager of WUI/TAS, Inc., caused certain records of that company to be destroyed after he had been advised that a federal grand jury subpoena duces tecum had been served upon the Company’s Philadelphia office on June 21, 1974.
It is not disputed that records sought by the subpoena were…
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- United States v. HoffaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
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