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UNITED STATES v. MYERS

Nos. 80 CR 00249, 80 CR 00253 and 80 CR 00291.

510 F.Supp. 323 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America v. Michael O. MYERS, Angelo J. Errichetti, Louis C. Johanson and Howard L. Criden, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America v. Raymond F. LEDERER, Angelo J. Errichetti, Louis C. Johanson and Howard L. Criden, Defendants. UNITED STATES of America v. Frank THOMPSON, Jr., John M. Murphy, Howard L. Criden and Joseph Silvestri, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. New York.

August 7, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward R. Korman, U. S. Atty., E.D. N.Y., Brooklyn, N. Y., for plaintiff; Thomas P. Puccio, Attorney-in-Charge, Organized Crime Strike Force, Lawrence H. Sharf, Sp. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel.

Plato Cacheris, Washington, D. C., Jokelson & Rosen, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Myers; Neil E. Jokelson, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.

Brown & Brown, Jersey City, N. J., for defendant Errichetti; Raymond A. Brown and Henry F. Furst, Jersey City, N. J., of counsel.

Carrol, Creamer, Carroll & Duffy, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant Johanson; John J. Duffy, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.

Melrod, Redman & Gartlan, Washington, D. C., for defendant Criden; Richard BenVeniste, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

Stephen E. Kaufman, New York City, Arnold & Porter, Washington, D. C., for defendant Thompson; Daniel A. Rezneck, Clifford D. Stromberg, Robert N. Weiner, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

Tigar & Buffone, Washington, D. C., for defendant Murphy; Michael E. Tigar, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

Alfred C. DeCotiis and John J. Barry, Newark, N. J., for defendant Silvestri.

Memorandum of Decision and Order

MISHLER, District Judge.

Defendants in the above-captioned matters move to dismiss the indictments on the ground of prejudicial preindictment publicity generated by the government. For the reasons which follow, the motions are in all respects denied.

Discussion

The Fifth Amendment provides, in pertinent part, that "[n]o person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime...

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