United States v. Lydecker
District Court, W.D. New York
Ralph B. Lydecker and Chauneey E. Weir were indicted, and the former petitions to require the United States to show cause why the indictment should not lie quashed.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
On the petition of the defendant Lydecker the United States was required to show cause why the indictment against the defendants should not be quashed on the ground: First, that books and papers were illegally seized from the custody of the petitioner by Post Office Inspector Mulherin; and, second, that an incriminating confession was extorted from him prior to his arrest. It is demanded that the illegally seized papers and documents, together with the confession, should be returned to the petitioner, or the confession. suppressed, and inspection of the grand jury…
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