Legal Opinion
United States v. McDade
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 10, 1996No. Criminal 92-249PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GAWTHROP, District Judge.
Before the court is a list of 106 proposed voir dire questions which both sides have asked that I submit to the prospective jurors in this case, a case involving a United States Congressman charged with various counts of bribery, illegal gratuities, and racketeering, among others. Since several of the questions give me some concern, and since issues regarding those questions are capable of repetition, yet often evade review, and even formal, written adjudication, of alleged propriety, I deem it appropriate to take a few minutes to memorialize some thoughts.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- JEB v. Alabama Ex Rel. TBSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Rosales-Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- State ex rel. Beacon Journal Publishing Co. v. BondOhio Supreme Court · 2002
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- United States v. HolckDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2005
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