United States v. Williams

The question presented in this case is whether a district court may dismiss an otherwise valid indictment because the *38Government failed to disclose to the grand jury “substantial exculpatory evidence” in its possession.

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On May 4, 1988, respondent John H. Williams, Jr., a Tulsa, Oklahoma, investor, was indicted by a federal grand jury on seven counts of “knowingly mak[ing] [a] false statement or report... for the purpose of influencing . . . the action [of a federally insured financial institution],” in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 1014 (1988 ed., Supp. II). According to the indictment, between…