United States v. Hedman

MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

The defendants, John Hedman, Michael Jercich, Thomas Karnick, and Henry Larsen, were named in a nineteen count indictment returned by the Special November, 1975, Grand Jury. All of the defendants were indicted for extortion and for conspiracy to commit extortion under 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Defendants Hedman, Jercich, and Larsen were also indicted for filing false tax returns under 26 U.S.C. § 7206(1). Before the court are the defendants’ motions for a Bill of Particulars.

The granting of a Bill of Particulars is within the discretion of the trial…