United States v. Sagner

McCOLLOCH, District Judge.

In his certificate on appeal to the Supreme Court, the United States Attorney has stated that I did not give my reasons for dismissing this indictment. Herewith I briefly state the grounds for my decision.

Since the decision in Yakus v. United States, 1944, 321 U.S. 414, 64 S.Ct. 660, 88 L.Ed. 834; I have presided at the trial of many OPA cases, and I became impressed with the great injustice of denying defendants the right to challenge the validity of the regulation or order under which they were being prosecuted.

The cases have presented a variety of circumstances,…