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UNITED STATES v. HOFFA

156 F.Supp. 495 (1957)

UNITED STATES of America v. James Riddle HOFFA, Defendant. UNITED STATES of America v. James Riddle HOFFA, Owen Bernard Brennan and Bernard Bates Spindel, Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

On Motions to Dismiss Indictments November 6, 1957.

On Motions to Suppress Evidence November 6, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., Daniel F. McMahon, Chief of Criminal Division, New York City, for the Government, John D. Roeder and Jerome J. Londin, Asst. U. S. Attys., New York City, of counsel.

Sol Gelb, New York City, for defendants James Riddle Hoffa and Owen Bernard Brennan.

Harris B. Steinberg, New York City, for defendant Bernard Bates Spindel.

HERLANDS, District Judge.

On Motions for Continuance.

Can the defendants obtain a fair and impartial trial at this time in view of widespread adverse pretrial publicity about them, and in particular about the defendant Hoffa? This is the question posed by motions made by the defendants for a postponement of the trials of the two indictments herein.

In the moving affidavit, sworn to October 1, 1957, defendants ask to have the trial of the wiretapping...

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