for Pennsylvania Bar Association
1. United States v. Mechanik, No. 84-1640, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, December 2, 1985, Argued , February 25, 1986, Decided ** Together with No. 84-1700, Lill v. United States, and No. 84-1704, Mechanik v. United States, also on certiorari to the same court.
OVERVIEW: A procedural error in the grand jury proceeding was harmless because the petit jury's verdict of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt demonstrated that there was probable cause to charge defendants with the offenses for which they were convicted.
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