Legal Opinion
In re Grand Jury Proceedings
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 30, 1981No. 80-2585PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This controversy, which is before us for the second time, centers on the district court’s innovative procedure for deciding whether confidential federal grand jury materials should be disclosed to a state criminal defendant. Finding that the district judge had the power to implement the contested procedure, and that his decision to adopt it did not constitute an abuse of discretion, we affirm.
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The Honorable Robert A. Wright, a judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, currently presides over criminal proceedings against George Neagle. The…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Russillo v. ScarboroughCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Grand Jury Matter. Appeal of Nicholas CataniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- In RE LEROY RICHARDS, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- UNITED STATES of America, Appellant in No. 97-1433, v. Harry Lee RIDDICK, Jr., Harry Lee Riddick, Appellant in No. 97-1367Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- In Re Wolverine Radio CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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