Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Govantes v. United States
488 U.S. 842
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1988-10-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- "It is well established that an indictment is defective if it fails to allege elements of scienter that are expressly contained in the statute that describes the offense.”
- only challenges brought post-verdict deserve deferential review
Citator
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- 6 opinions
C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.