United States v. Dynalectric Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SIMPSON, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on motion by defendants, Dynalectric Company (hereinafter “Dynalectric”) and G.W. Walther Ewalt, for permission to plead nolo contendere to the charges against them in this indictment pursuant to Rule 11(b), Fed.R.Crim.P.

In the alternative, Dynalectric and Ewalt would have this Court sever them from trial with nonmoving codefendant, Kenneth W. Seales, pursuant to Rule 14, Fed.R. Crim.P.

In considering whether to allow the moving defendants to plead nolo conten-dere, the Court must consider whether acceptance of…