Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert J. Sherman
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 30, 1998No. 97-7073PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals the order of the District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissing a fivecount indictment against Robert Sherman in which he was charged with committing perjury before a federal grand jury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1621. The district court held that the prosecution improperly charged Sherman un der that general perjury statute rather than the more specific false declarations statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1623, thereby denying him the ability to assert the recantation defense available under 18 U.S.C. § 1623(d). For the…
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