United States v. Jenks
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Prosecutions by the United States against Charles N. Jenks, and against Charles N. Jenks and Elmer E. Patton. Upon motions to quash and demurrers.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
[1] While, in view of the disposition to be made of the demurrers, it is not necessary to pass upon the motions to quash, it may not be out of place to comment upon a practice, which appears to be growing, of presenting indictments to the grand jury without leave of court, where there appears to be no real necessity for proceeding without a preliminary hearing before a magistrate or commissioner. While, under the circumstances in the case of *764United States v. Kerr (D. C.) 159 Fed. 185, there appeared to be no reason for quashing an indictment which had been preceded by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Coffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. HarperUnited States Circuit Court · 1887
- United States v. WetmoreDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1914
- United States v. VoorheesUnited States Circuit Court · 1881
- United States v. KerrDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1908
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bratton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- People v. FlanaganCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1924
- Van Dam v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
- Ben Sapir v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- State v. DrinkardMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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