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· 7/19/1977

United States v. John McGrath

Citations

  • 558 F.2d 1102
  • 2 Fed. R. Serv. 140
  • 40 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5410
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 12393

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  • approving amended complaint, that was reached by convening grand jury to issue superceding indictment following opening statements
  • not allowing Burstein to testify to a 1996 statement Kaplan made to him after being arrested
  • change in official title of defendant’s employer was ministerial
  • change in official title of defendant's employer was ministerial
  • “The principal justification for barring amendment by the court or prosecutor is the possibility that the Grand Jury might have voted no bill on the amended facts. When the amendment is made by the Grand Jury, this danger does not exist.”

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Judges: Clark, Lumbard, Meskill

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