Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 25, 1975No. 73-1395PublishedCited by 1,274 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Respondent George J. Wilson, Jr., was tried in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for converting union funds to his own use, in violation of § 501 (c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 73 Stat. 536, 29 U. S. C. §501 (c). The jury entered a guilty verdict, but on a postverdict motion the District Court dismissed the indictment. The court ruled that the delay between the offense and the indictment had prejudiced the defendant, and that dismissal was called for under this Court’s decision in United States v. Marion, 404 U. S. 307 (1971). The Government sought to…
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