United States v. Solow

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The defendant moves to dismiss for failure to state an offense 1 an indictment which charges him with having corruptly obstructed and endeavored to obstruct and impede the due administration of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503. In brief, the basis of the charge is the destruction by the defendant of four letters to prevent their production before a pending grand jury investigation.

The indictment alleges that a grand jury in this District was conducting an investigation to determine whether (1) one Matusow had committed perjury in executing two affidavits…