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UNITED STATES v. THORNTON

Cr. No. 45771.

178 F.Supp. 42 (1959)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Melvin L. THORNTON, Defendant.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

September 28, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr., U. S. Atty., E. D. of New York, Brooklyn, N. Y., for United States of America. Marie L. McCann, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel.

Florence M. Kelley, New York City, for defendant. Maurice Brill, New York City, of counsel.

BRUCHHAUSEN, Chief Judge.

The defendant moves to dismiss both counts of the indictment upon the ground "that the allegations stated in the indictment, as supplemented by the Government's bill of particulars do not constitute a violation of either Title 18 U.S.C. Section 1071 (harboring and concealing person from arrest) or Title 18 U.S.C. Section 4 (misprision of a felony)."

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