Legal Opinion
United States v. James Wiley Craft
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1997No. 96-5180PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J., joined by Suhrheinrich, J.,
KEITH, J. (pp. 1129-31), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
This criminal appeal raises statute of limitation issues. It is an appeal by the Justice Department from the grant of a motion to dismiss two counts of a six-count indictment. District Judge Wilhoit in a well-reasoned opinion dismissed Count I (conspiracy to obstruct justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1503) and Count III (obstruction of justice in violation of § 1503). We affirm the judgment below because we agree that the two counts are barred by a five-year statute of limitations. The criminal…
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