United States v. Smith

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PLUNKETT, District Judge.

Tamara Jo Smith (“Defendant”) has appealed her conviction on multiple counts of conspiracy and fraud. The Seventh Circuit has partially remanded the case with an order that we rule on Defendant’s challenge to the validity of her indictment. The indictment’s validity is, of course, of paramount importance. Without an indictment, this court would be without jurisdiction. See U.S. Const, amend. V (“No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on ... indictment of a Grand Jury”); Fed.R. Crim.P. 7(a) (“an…