Legal Opinion

United States v. Mark Richard Powers

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 30, 1980No. 79-1791PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Judge.*

Mark Powers appeals the pretrial order of the District Court1, 477 F.Supp. 497, denying Powers’ motion to exclude the public during his criminal trial. We affirm.

On January 25,1979, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Powers charging violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 474 (1976) for conspiracy to counterfeit and possession of counterfeit plates. Powers entered a plea of not guilty on January 29, 1979. On April 3,1979, he filed a motion seeking further discovery concerning his past involvement as an undercover agent or informant for federal…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Richard A. HornCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  2. United States v. BrooklierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. John Doe, James RoeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  4. Douglas v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  5. In re Search Warrant for Secretarial Area Outside Office of GunnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

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