Legal Opinion
United States v. John Muse
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 22, 1980No. 439, 491, 513, Docket 78-1296 to 78-1298PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
An indictment charging a criminal offense is subject to dismissal if it is not filed within the period of time established by the statute of limitations for that offense. Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure permits a district court to direct that a timely-filed indictment may be sealed until the defendant is in custody. A sealed indictment is timely even though the defendant is not apprehended and the indictment is not made public until after the end of the statutory limitations period. United States v. Michael, 180 F.2d 55, 56-57 (3d Cir. 1949), cert.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Toussie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Ronald Lyles, Jesse Johnson, Carlos Holder and Benjamin Dunham, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Aaron Watson, Robert Whitley, and John MuseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. MichaelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Riland v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1982
- United States v. PersicoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- United States v. The Southland Corporation and S. Richmond Dole and Eugene Mastropieri, the Southland Corporation, Eugene MastropieriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- United States v. CelisCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
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