U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1982

In re Special Grand Jury 81-1

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Decided October 7, 1982 · Butzner, Chapman, Ervin, Ghan, Hall, Murna, Phillips, Russell, Sprouse, Widener, Winter

697 F.2d 112 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

William B. Moffitt, Alexandria, Va. (Nina J. Ginsberg, Mark & Moffitt, P.C., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellant., William G. Otis, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va. (Elsie L. Munsell, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., on brief), for appellee., James C. Clark, Land & Clark, Alexandria, Va., on brief, for the Alexandria Bar Ass’n as amicus curiae., James W. Lawson, Oteri & Weinberg, Boston, Mass., Gerald H. Goldstein, Gold-stein & Goldstein, San Antonio, Tex., James K. Jenkins, Stroup, Jenkins & Goldstein, Atlanta, Ga., on brief, for the Nat. Ass’n of Crim. Defense Lawyers as amicus curiae., Victor M. Glasberg, Alexandria, Va., for American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia as amicus curiae., A1 Horn, Atlanta, Ga., Kevin Zeese, Washington, D.C., on brief, for the Legal Committee of the Nat. Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws as amicus curiae.

Cases that cite this one

5 later published cases cite this decision. The 4 that cite it most often are listed here.

In re Grand Jury Proceedings, John Doe (Arnold Weiner, Doe's Attorney). John Doe v. United States (6th Cir. 1985)
In re Special Investigation No. 249 (Md. 1983)
In re Grand Jury Subpoenas 89-3 and 89-4 (District Court, E.D. Virginia 1990)
In re Grand Jury Subpoena to Attorney (Under Seal) (District Court, N.D. West Virginia 1988)

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Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The court being advised that the target of the investigation, Leon D. Harvey, conducted by the above-entitled grand jury, has been indicted and is a fugitive from justice, it is ORDERED:

1. The above-entitled appeal be and it is hereby dismissed with leave to said target, for good cause shown, to move to reinstate such appeal if he surrenders himself to federal custody before the expiration of thirty days from the date of this order.

2. The panel opinions heretofore filed be and they are hereby withdrawn, 676 F.2d 1005.

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