Legal Opinion
United States v. Wheaton
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 8, 1979No. 78 Cr. 765PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
A number of defendants move for varied relief.
Wilton E. Jones
Under the authority of United States v. Estepa, 471 F.2d 1132 (2d Cir. 1972), Jones moves for in camera inspection of the Grand Jury minutes, and, if the court finds that the indictment as to him was based on hearsay, to dismiss it. The motion is denied. An indictment returned by a duly constituted Grand Jury is legally sufficient if it appears so on its face. Costello v. United States, 350 U.S. 359, 76 S.Ct. 406, 100 L.Ed. 397 (1956); United States v. Blitz, 533 F.2d 1329 (2d Cir.) cert. denied, 429 U.S. 819,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Platt v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Charles Estepa and Francis VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Louis E. Wolfson and Elkin B. GerbertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Frank Crisona, Anthony Delyra, John Delyra, and Frank Lloyd ParksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re: United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Russell E. Spitler, United States of America v. Duane CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. JimenezDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- United States v. HaleyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- United States v. Spy Factory, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
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