U.S. v. FIELDS

No. 87-3240.

838 F.2d 1571 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Boyd Patrick FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudy Hernandez, Jacksonville, Fla., Alan B. Fields, Jr., Palatka, Fla., for Fields.

Robert Merkle, U.S. Atty., Kathleen O'Malley, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., for U.S.

Before VANCE and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and O'KELLEY, District Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question of how far one may go in obtaining false statements in anticipation of a judicial proceeding before one may be held to have "endeavored" to obstruct justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1503. Finding that our circuit law does not require that the false statements be used in a judicial proceeding or be delivered to an officer of the court, we affirm the convictions.

A federal grand jury returned an indictment...

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