Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas M. Haas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1978No. 77-3273PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Thomas Haas was indicted for obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S. C.A. § 1503. The indictment charged that he corruptly endeavored to influence and impede a grand juror by communicating information about a matter before the Grand Jury. The district court dismissed the indictment for failure to allege essential elements of knowledge and intent. Defendant argues that the indictment also did not contain sufficient specific factual data. We hold that the indictment, modeled on the language of the statute, need not contain technical terms of knowledge and intent if…
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