Legal Opinion
United States v. Ralph A. Eckhardt
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 29, 1988No. 87-1822PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
On July 2, 1986, defendant-appellant Ralph A. Eckhardt, a promoter of tax shelters, was charged under a ten-count indictment with wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, perjury, 18 U.S.C. § 1621, and submitting false statements to the government, 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Eckhardt initially pled not guilty and sought to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that (1) the indictment was time-barred, (2) the delay in bringing the criminal charges against him violated his due process rights under the fifth amendment, and (3) he had been granted…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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