Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffries
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 29, 1968No. Crim. No. 623-68PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
At the pretrial of this case on Monday, July 22, 1968, defendant Jeffries made two oral motions, which were adopted by counsel in other cases growing out of the April civil disturbances also being pretried that day. The Court, having taken the contentions of the parties under consideration, denied the motions for reasons set forth below.
The motions seek to have certain counts dismissed as insufficient for failure to conform to the requirements of Rule 7(c), F.R.Crim.P., that:
“The indictment * * * shall be a plain, concise, and definite written statement of the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. David T. DellingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Charles MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Rodgers v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Starr v. HalbritterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
- United States v. Richter Concrete CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1971
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