Legal Opinion
United States v. James Scott Mann, Iii, Peter K. Gallaher, William M. Moore, Julian C. Alsup, and Charles Christensen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1995No. 94-50082PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
The district court dismissed the indictment in this case because, after several delays in bringing the case to trial, the government failed to comply with the district court’s order to disclose documents. The government had allowed the defendants access to the documents upon a non-copying condition, but withdrew access when it discovered that the defendants were copying the documents. We hold that the documents were privileged against disclosure under Fed.R.Crim.P. 16(a)(2), and although the government may have conditionally waived its privilege, the defendants…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United States v. Sam Salvatore Sarcinelli and Pamela Sue MessinaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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