Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Crippen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1978No. 76-4486PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The appellant’s petition for rehearing calls to our attention statements made in one of our prior opinions that contradict the results we have reached here. This able presentation enables us to consider more fully the question whether an indictment for making false statements to a grand jury under oath must charge on its face exactly how the questions asked the witness were material to the matter under the grand jury’s investigation. We conclude that, although it is essential for the government to allege materiality in the indictment and to prove at the trial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Billie Sol Estes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by30 opinions
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