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U.S. v. Spinner, No. 98-7353 (3rd Cir.) (180 F.3d 514) (June 16, 1999) (Judge Timothy K. Lewis)

The Court stated: "Without alleging an effect on interstate commerce in the first count, then, the indictment in this case was jurisdictionally defective.

"When, as in this case, an indictment fails to allege all elements of an offense, the defect may be raised by the court sua sponte. We have ...

 

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