Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Sinclair Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1977No. 76-1798PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Edward Sinclair Williams was convicted by a jury on three counts of making false declarations under oath before a United States grand jury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. On appeal he argues (1) that Counts II and III were multiplicitous, (2) that he did not commit perjury because his answers were literally true, and (3) that the alleged perjurous statements were not material to the grand jury investigation and thus not violative of 18 U.S.C. § 1623. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The charges against Williams stemmed from his appearance before a grand jury…
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