UNITED STATES v. McBRIDE

Crim. A. Nos. 82-226-01 to 82-226-04.

571 F.Supp. 596 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. John Marvin McBRIDE, Michael Allen Worth, Theodore Duane McKinney, and Jill Renee Bird, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

April 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel K. Hedges, Ronald G. Woods, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff.

Mike Carnahan, Mack Secrest, John Ackerman, Charles Szekely, Houston, Tex., David Duncan, Durango, Colo., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

McDONALD, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Bird has moved to dismiss her indictment on the grounds that it is in violation of the Government's agreement with defendant McBride not to prosecute her. The Government argues that it was induced to enter the agreement by duress and fraud, and that to enforce it would contravene public policy. It also argues that the agreement fails as a contract because of lack of...

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