United States v. Thomas Andrew Griffin

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Griffin appeals his conviction under an indictment that charged him with “corruptly endeavor[ing] to obstruct the due administration of justice by testifying falsely” before a federal grand jury. In United States v. Howard, 5 Cir. 1978, 569 F.2d 1331, 1334, and United States v. Partin, 5 Cir. 1977, 552 F.2d 621, 631, cert. denied, 434 U.S. 903, 98 S.Ct. 298, 54 L.Ed.2d 189, we left open the question whether perjury by a witness can constitute an obstruction of justice punishable under 18 U.S.C. § 1503. The defendant objects on three grounds to the use of § 1503 to…