· 5/9/1978
United States v. Lewis J. Francisco
Citations
- 575 F.2d 815
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11269
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- interpreting Pipkin v. United States, 243 F.2d 491, 494 (5th Cir. 1957) as support for holding that bill of particulars does not limit indictment
- no prejudice shown although bill specified “late November or early December,” and the trial testimony placed the event in a three-month range from October through December
- “It is our view that [Marion and Lovasco] do not permit us to second-guess the timing of the Government’s indictment in the absence of proof by an accused of both actual prejudice to his case and an ulterior motive by the prosecution for such delay.”
- concerning variance from bill of particulars
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Judges: Barrett, Doyle, Logan
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