Legal Opinion
United States v. Poindexter
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 21, 1989No. Crim. 88-0080-01 (HHG)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
The issue before the Court is what procedures should govern the Court’s consideration of a request by defendant for enforcement of subpoenas duces tecum for documents from former President Ronald W. Reagan, the documents to be used in the defense against charges of false statements to and obstruction of Congress. There are few historical precedents to guide the Court, and each of these arose in its own peculiar context and may therefore not necessarily be controlling. This Court has been governed by the following principles.
What is here involved is a…
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