Legal Opinion
United States v. Campbell
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided April 10, 1989No. Crim. A. No. CR 3-89-043-GPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
FISH, District Judge.
This case is before the court on the defendant’s motion under Rule 7(f), F.R. Crim.P., for a bill of particulars. For the reasons stated below, the motion is DENIED.
In United States v. Davis, 582 F.2d 947, 951 (5th Cir.1978), cert. denied, 441 U.S. 962, 99 S.Ct. 2408, 60 L.Ed.2d 1067 (1979), Judge Higginbotham explained that the purpose of a bill of particulars
is to inform an accused of the charge with sufficient precision to reduce trial surprise, to enable adequate defense preparation, and critically, by the fleshing out of the charges to illuminate the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Wong Tai v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. Mayo Perez, DefendantsappellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Gene Downing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- United States v. Michael Mitchell BeardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Joseph Edward Kilrain, A/K/A Duffy, Jo Ann Davis, Richard Otho Piper, and Jack Kilrain, A/K/A Jack Hickey and John HickeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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