United States v. David Ransom Heath

JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.

This case arises over the dismissal of an indictment. The right of defend ant to have the government produce for inspection and copying before trial documents which the trial judge found necessary for the defense of defendant and which the Internal Revenue agents had received from him with his consent has been here contested. The power of the District Court to order production of such documents to the end that defendant have a fair trial has been challenged. Finally, the key question is whether the government is by statute accorded an appeal from dismissal of…