United States v. DeLaurentiis

DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR BILL OF PARTICULARS AND MOTION TO SUPPRESS

D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.

I. Motion for Bill of Particulars

The motion for bill of particulars on the conspiracy charge is DENIED. Chief Judge Woodcock of this District has recently set out the factors for considering such a motion, and I see no need to rework them:

Eclipsed by Rule 16 discovery requirements, motions for bills of particulars are seldom employed in modern federal practice. When bills of particulars are pursued, they need only be granted if the accused, in the absence of a more detailed…