UNITED STATES v. HAAS

No. 77-3273.

583 F.2d 216 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Thomas M. HAAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drew S. Days, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daniel L. Bell, II, Atty., Civ. Rights Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., W. A. Kimbrough, Jr., U.S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., Miriam R. Eisenstein, Frank D. Allen, Jr., Appellate Section, Civ. Rights Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Barry Hess, Chris N. Galanos, Mobile, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before RONEY, RUBIN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 26, 1978.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Haas was indicted for obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1503. The indictment charged that he corruptly endeavored to influence and impede a grand juror by communicating information about a matter before the Grand Jury. The district court dismissed the indictment for failure to allege essential elements of knowledge and intent. Defendant argues that...

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