United States v. Chandler

FORD, District Judge.

The defendant moves to dismiss the indictment and bases his motion on five grounds which will be discussed in the order they are set out in the motion.

The indictment consists of a single count and in substance charges that the defendant, owing allegiance to the United States, committed 23 overt acts at various places in Germany in furtherance of his treasonable adherence to that country or its agents.

I. “The indictment improperly joins in one count several charges for separate and distinct acts and is, therefore, duplicitous”.

It is true, as defendant argues, an indictment…