Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles T. Pabian, Ralph W. Nichols, and F. Lee Thorne
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 19, 1983No. 82-5676PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals the district court’s final order granting the motions of Ralph Nichols, F. Lee Thorne and Charles Pabian, defendants in this white collar criminal prosecution, to dismiss their indictment for conspiracy and mail fraud. The court dismissed the indictment based on a finding of prosecutorial abuse of the grand jury process. We reverse.
The Justice Department first presented this case to a federal grand jury impaneled in West Palm Beach, Florida, in November 1978. The government sought indictments against Thorne, Nichols and Pabian for violations of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by47 opinions
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony Davis BALLARD, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Emma Taylor v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Thomas E. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Albert JordanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- State v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
42 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.