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United States v. Downey

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided April 14, 1961No. Crim. 5923PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POOS, District Judge.

William L. Guild, as Attorney General of Illinois, and J. Waldo Ackerman as State’s Attorney of Sangamon County, Illinois, intervened here and filed a motion for disclosure of Grand Jury proceedings, and in the motion asked for a disclosure pursuant to Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 18 U.S.C.A., and in support of the motion, alleged:(1) That the disclosure is requested for the use in the performance of their duties by the Attorney General of Illinois and the State’s Attorney of Sanga-mon County, Illinois.(2) That the ends of justice require…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  4. United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. In Re Special February 1971 Grand Jury, Howard Jachimowski v. James B. Conlisk, Jr., Superintendent of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
  2. In Re Report & Recommendation of June 5, 1972 Grand Jury Concerning Transmission of Evidence to the House of RepresentativesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
  3. In re HolovachkaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
  4. Plotkin v. RyanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  5. Corona Construction Co. v. Ampress Brick Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974

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