Legal Opinion
In Re Franklyn C. NOFZIGER
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 7, 1991No. 428PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Per curiam
Franklyn C. Nofziger, former Assistant to the President for Political Affairs, was the subject of an investigation and prosecution by Independent Counsel James C. McKay in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 591 et seq. He was indicted and convicted on three counts alleging violations of 18 U.S.C. § 207(c). However, upon appeal the indictment was held to be invalid and the convictions were reversed. Nofziger now petitions the court to rule that he is entitled to be reimbursed for his attorneys’ fees notwithstanding that the statute limits the award of fees to cases in which “no indictment is brought…
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