UNITED STATES v. MURPHY

Nos. 1577, 1587, Dockets 80-1299, 80-1307.

642 F.2d 699 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John M. MURPHY, Frank Thompson, Jr., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Tigar, Washington, D. C. (Samuel J. Buffone, John J. Privitera, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellant Murphy.

Daniel A. Rezneck, Washington, D. C. (Clifford D. Stromberg, Robert N. Weiner, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D. C., Stephen E. Kaufman, New York City, on the brief), for appellant Thompson.

Edward R. Korman, U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., for appellee.

Before NEWMAN and KEARSE, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Congressmen John M. Murphy and Frank Thompson, Jr. appeal, prior to trial, from a ruling of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Jacob Mishler, Judge) denying their motion to dismiss an indictment charging various offenses related to solicitation and acceptance of bribes. This is another of the so-called Abscam indictments, only recently considered by this Court in United States v. Myers, 635 F.2d 932

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