Legal Opinion
United States v. J. J. Koehler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1977No. 76-1146PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue presented on this appeal is whether an indictment charging appellant Koehler with obstructing justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1510 1 was brought under the proper criminal statute under the facts of the case. The indictment reads:
“On or about September 12, 1973, in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas and within the jurisdiction of this Court, defendant J. J. KOEHLER did willfully endeavor by force and intimidation to obstruct and to prevent a communication of information relating to a violation of a criminal statute of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hamling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. DebrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- General Electric Company v. Southern Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- United States v. Robert C. ThetfordCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Herbert A. Howard and Elmer Gary RitterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Anthony J. Vesich, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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