(DOWNLOAD) "United States v. Wennerstrom" by United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States v. Wennerstrom
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 29, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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Order A grand jury was investigating whether George Richmond was selling cocaine to employees of Allied Products in South Bend. Edwin Wennerstrom, an employee of Allied who endorsed at least one salary check to Richmond, testified that he had never used cocaine and that although he paid Richmond money to buy gold, he did not pay for drugs with his salary checks. The grand jury charged Wennerstrom with making a material false declaration, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623, when he denied using cocaine. At trial Wennerstrom conceded that he used cocaine, which he purchased from Richmond every two or three days between 1985 and 1989; he defended on the ground that his personal use of cocaine was not material to the grand jury's investigation. The district Judge determined that the answer was material and so instructed the jury. Wennerstrom does not contest the resolution of this issue by the court but reiterates his position that the answer was immaterial, given that the grand jury had the canceled checks.