Legal Opinion
United States v. Skurla
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 2, 1954No. Cr. 14111-14114, 14148PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, Chief Judge.
This matter comes before the court on motions to dismiss the indictments and/or suppress the evidence, and for bill of particulars.
The defendants were indicted March 4, 1954 for violation of Section 241 of Title 18 of the United States Code. This section reads in part:
“If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; * * (Penal clause.)
The indictments recite that…
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- Woolley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by9 opinions
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