Legal Opinion

United States v. Austin

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 10, 1980No. 79 CR 166PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

The defendants-appellants herein, Raymond Austin and James R. Garton, former employees of the Wheaton, Illinois Postal Service Facility [the Wheaton Post Office], seek in the present matter to have set aside, the finding of Magistrate Carl B. Sussman that they were guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of retardation of the mails, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1701. Their trial having been held before a Magistrate, jurisdiction over the defendants’ appeal lies in this court pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3402.

In arguing that their convictions must be overturned,…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. United States v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. BranoffUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1993
  2. United States v. Anthony WoodenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Upshaw, AllenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. AlmendralDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1997
  5. United States v. Juan Navarro, Andres Mugercia and Guillermo PerdomoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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