The Court viewed the defect in the indictment as being one of specificity rather than omission of an essential element. The issue in Russell was raised by a motion to dismiss. In holding the indictments insufficient, the Court stated that "here guilt depends so crucially upon such a specific identification of fact, our cases have uniformly held that an indictment must do more than simply repeat the language of the criminal statute." See Russell, at 764. The defendants challenged the sufficiency of the inquiry. ยง 192 in that they failed and refused to answer questions "pertinent to the question under inquiry" before a committee of Congress. 749 (1962), the indictments charged defendants with contempt of Congress under 2 U.S.C. It is an elementary principle of criminal pleading, that where the definition of the offense, whether it be at common law or by statute, "includes generic terms, it is not sufficient that the indictment shall charge the offense in the same generic terms as in the definition but. Communications With Represented Persons by Agents Acting as the "Alter Ego" of a Department Attorney Overt Communications with Represented Person-Circumstances Not Covered by the Contact Rule Communications with Represented Persons-Issues for Consideration Factors to Consider Prior to the Use of Hypnosis Forfeiture of Assets Located in Foreign Countries Executive Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Statute of Limitations and Speedy Trial Act Obtaining Evidence Abroad-General Considerations
Admissibility Of Spectrograms (Voice Prints) Handwriting Exemplars-No Right to Counsel Photographic Identification-No Right to Counsel Admissibility of Lineup and Showup Identifications Amendment on Indictments for Offenses That Could Have Been Initiated by Information
Particular Allegations-Aiding and Abetting Grammar, Spelling, and Typographical Errors When Neither an Indictment Nor an Information is Required