Legal Opinion
United States v. Hanrahan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 21, 1965No. Cr. 269-62PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIRICA, District Judge.
On July 22, 1959, three District of Columbia residents were indicted in Puerto Rico for fraudulent use of the mail. The trial was set for November 16, 1959, in Puerto Rico. However, on October 28, 1959, the defendants moved for a change of venue because prejudicial pretrial publicity against them in Puerto Rico made a fair trial there impossible. On May 24, 1960, this motion was granted and on August 5, 1960, defendants were arraigned in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 1 Subsequently, the government dismissed the original indictment, and…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Ex Parte American Steel Barrel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by55 opinions
- United States v. Ralph 'Whitey' Tropiano, Lawrence R. Pellegrino and William Grasso,defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and H. E. Gilbert v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Carl R. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Pennsylvania v. Local Union 542, International Union of Operating EngineersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- United States v. MitchellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
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