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United States v. Ralph Max Howard

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 8, 1977No. 77-1012PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires consideration of the materiality of certain testimony by defendant before a grand jury which formed the basis for his conviction by a jury of perjury, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1621. We reverse.

The facts germane to our resolution of this case are as follows. In November 1975, the Grand Jury for the Southern District of Indiana was investigating the dynamite bombing of a plumbing company supply facility located in Anderson, Indiana. Defendant, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Indiana, was served with a subpoena at his residence in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. Samuel StoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  4. In Re Matter of Seymour A. Gopman. United States of America v. Seymour A. GopmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. Leo Vitello v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. Alex J. RaineriCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  2. United States v. Thomas v. McCombCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. Evan Callanan, Sr. (87-2034), Evan Callanan, Jr. (87-2036) v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. James Hardy Richardson, United States of America v. James "Shug" LewisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  5. United States v. Jon BurgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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