United States v. John B. Swainson

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, a justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan, was indicted by a grand jury of the Eastern District of Michigan. He and one Harvey Wish were charged in three counts with furtherance of an illegal scheme involving bribery by use of the mails and interstate facilities of communication. The appellant was also charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1621 1 with perjury before the grand jury, based on his answers to questions concerning three occurrences involving him and Harvey Wish. In addition, Swainson, Wish and one Charles Goldfarb were charged with conspiring with each…