Legal Opinion

United States v. Hughes

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 2, 1969No. Nos. 24101, 24120 and 24121PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

These three petitions for writs of mandamus raise important questions concerning the construction of the discovery provisions of the recently revised Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Fed.R. Crim.P. 16.1 The cases were assigned for oral argument and supplemental briefing in an earlier opinion of this court. United States v. Honorable Sarah T. Hughes, 388 F.2d 236 (5th Cir. 1968).

All three cases arise out of a pending Sherman Act prosecution 2 in the Northern District of Texas. An indictment was returned January 20, 1966, charging United Concrete Pipe Corporation,…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Harris v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. Procter & Gamble Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. United States v. William C. SorrenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. Deloy C. RossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. James v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Colonial Times, Inc., D.B.A. The Daily Rag v. Honorable Oliver Gasch, United States District JudgeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  5. In Re EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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