United States v. Nathan O. Bowman

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

Nathan O. Bowman was indicted for bank robbery and in his trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia he was acquitted of the charge, United States v. Nathan Bowman, Criminal Case No. 76-796. It appeared to the Government, however, that he had threatened two witnesses who testified for the government in the trial and he was accordingly indicted for obstructing justice. The indictment contained three counts charging endeavors to obstruct justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503. The First…