Legal Opinion

United States v. Frederick C. Prior, United States of America v. Frederick C. Prior

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 14, 1977No. 74-3457, 74-4097, 75-3207PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEHRTENS, District Judge:

The government appeals from an order suppressing grand jury testimony given by defendant Frederick C. Prior (#74-3457); the defendant Prior appeals from a jury conviction on five counts of perjury under 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (#74-4097) and also appeals from the District Court’s denial of a motion for new trial (#75-3207). The three appeals were consolidated.

We reverse the order suppressing Prior’s grand jury testimony; affirm his conviction of perjury; and affirm the District Court’s denial of the motion for a new trial.

The defendant Prior and Fred 0. Dickinson were…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. MandujanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Salinger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. G. Elmer Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. United States v. Fred "Freddy Campo" Campagnuolo, John "Jackie Campo" Campagnuolo, and Michael "Mike Douglas" GougulesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. Bobbie Stanford, Louis Watson, Janice Davis, Estella Patterson, Doris Beverly, Dorothy Fife, Richard O'rourke, and Dorothy JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  3. United States v. Keith NewmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  4. United States v. Edward Lee BeanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  5. United States v. SlocumCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983

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