Legal Opinion
United States v. Mitchell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 9, 1974No. Crim. 74-110PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
SIRICA, District Judge.
I. MOTIONS TO DISMISS(1) Motion to dismiss for the alleged unlawful extension of the grand jury term:
Defendants in this motion argue that Congress was without authority to extend the term of the June 5, 1972 grand jury by the simple enactment of a statute, Public Law 93-172, 87 Stat. 691 (November 30, 1973). Pursuant to Rule 6(g) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the June 5, 1972 grand jury that returned the indictment herein, would have expired on December 4, 1973. Prior to that deadline, however,- Congress enacted the above-referenced law…
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