Legal Opinion
United States v. William Joseph Murphy
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 3, 1978No. 77-1162PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MEANOR, District Judge.
The defendant was convicted of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d). We find that of the many appellate assaults he makes on his conviction, only one issue merits discussion. That concerns a recurring question which nonetheless previously has not been considered by this court — whether the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500, is applicable to a pre-trial motion to suppress.
Prior to trial defendant moved to suppress the identification evidence of four government witnesses. 1 Following an evi- dentiary hearing on the motion, it was…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Palermo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. Kenneth George MontosCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by39 opinions
- United States v. TarantinoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Daniel FaticoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Starusko, JohnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Fred "Freddy Campo" Campagnuolo, John "Jackie Campo" Campagnuolo, and Michael "Mike Douglas" GougulesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. FaticoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978
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