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...Judiciary Committee lawyers took a careful stance. They made clear that their appearance in court did not mean that Sirica or any other judge had any jurisdiction over what evidence the committee can or cannot acquire-or for that matter, over any part of the constitutionally sanctioned impeachment process of the House. Doar said that impeachment was "an overriding constitutional responsibility" and that the House was entitled to relevant information from any source. Jenner said that in this situation Sirica was no different from any other U.S. citizen. The judge had evidence relative to impeachment and must surrender...
...prison for each count of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making a false statement to the FBI or a grand jury. If there are convictions on all counts, the consecutive sentences could total as much as 30 years for Mitchell and 25 each for Haldeman and Ehrlichman. Judge Sirica ordered that all seven men appear before him this Saturday to be arraigned and to plead to the charges. Trials normally are scheduled to begin within 60 days after indictment, although delays can be sought by either defenders or prosecutors. Though defense attorneys may object, the prosecution hopes...
Despite the mass of detail, the handing up of the indictment and the sealed grand jury report took only twelve quick minutes in Judge Sirica's courtroom. When it was over, most of the defendants either refused comment or expressed their certainty that they will be cleared of all wrongdoing when all the evidence merges in the impending trial battles among
...cross section of the people of Washington. It is made up of 13 women and ten men; 17 are blacks and six whites; only eight members are less than 40 years old. The dominant member is its foreman, Vladimir Pregelj, 46, who was appointed by Judge John Sirica. A native of Yugoslavia and a naturalized citizen, Pregelj (pronounced Pray-gull) is an economist for the Library of Congress. When the jury members asked President Nixon to testify before them, Pregelj wrote the request. Nixon refused to appear, and Pregelj planned to keep a photocopy of the reply as a historical...
...this, so small but yet so meaningful, played against the background of what was going on twelve blocks away in Judge John Sirica's court, a drama that future historians may rank as one of the ten or so most important events in the American presidency. The contrast was part of one more chapter of America moving...