Legal Opinion
United States v. Marshall
District Court, D. Montana
Decided May 3, 1979No. CR-79-10-BLGPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BATTIN, Chief Judge.
The defendant in the above-captioned case has moved to dismiss the indictment, *195by which she has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, on the ground that it fails to adequately apprise her of the crime with which she is charged and as such, under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, is fatally defective.
The indictment by which the defendant has been charged reads as follows:
THE GRAND JURY CHARGES:
That on or about the 27th day of January, 1979, at Lame Deer, in the State and District of Montana and within the exterior boundaries of the Northern Cheyenne…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Joseph Wakaksan, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Coe Kane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Addington v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
3Cited by1 opinion
- Petition of Oakgrove on Behalf of OakgroveCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985