UNITED STATES v. De STEFANO

Nos. 72-1407, 72-1408.

476 F.2d 324 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam De STEFANO and Edward Speice, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1973.

Amended Order April 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Martin, Peter W. Boznos, Melvin B. Lewis, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Gordon B. Nash, Jr., William T. Huyck, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAIRCHILD and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.


CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellants Sam De Stefano and Edward Speice were convicted by a jury verdict rendered on March 16, 1972 of endeavoring to induce a prospective witness not to testify in a pending federal case, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (1970). On this appeal, defendants have raised many objections to the propriety of the proceedings in the district court. Their major objections are that: 1) the indictment was insufficient to charge a violation...

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