Legal Opinion
United States v. Sam De Stefano and Edward Speice
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 20, 1973No. 72-1407, 72-1408PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellants Sam De Stefano and Edward Speice were convicted by a jury verdict rendered on March 16, 1972 of endeavoring to induce a prospective witness not to testify in a pending federal case, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (1970). On this appeal, defendants have raised many objections to the propriety of the proceedings in the district court. Their major objections are that: 1) the indictment was insufficient to charge a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503, 2) the district judge deprived the defendants of their constitutional rights to confront witnesses against them…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- United States v. Shirley Maggitt and Tommy MaggittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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