United States v. Grewe

JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

When the Government resisted defendant’s motion for a bill of particulars in this case, involving an alleged violation of Section 912, Title 18, United States Code, we directed that counsel for both parties attend an informal conference in chambers. It became apparent at that conference that there was no real dispute about the facts the Government could prove at trial.

It also then became apparent that defendant’s legal contention at trial would be that such undisputed facts, if established, would not constitute a violation of the statute.

The parties agreed that…