John Ehrlichman

White House aide to President Nixon, convicted in the Fielding break-in and the Watergate cover-up.

3 links, 3 backed by primary records

Legal records

United States v. Ehrlichman (the Fielding break-in)

12 Jul 1974 Convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: found guilty by a jury; the appeal court affirmed 1 2

United States v. Mitchell (the cover-up trial)

1 Jan 1975 Convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: conspiracy and obstruction of justice; the appeal court affirmed 3

Connections 3

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 12 Jul 1974 found guilty by a jury; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 1 2
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 1 Jan 1975 conspiracy and obstruction of justice; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 3

Timeline 3 dates

Proof 3 sources

Watergate Special Prosecution Force Report, U.S. Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents). Primary record
The Fielding jury trial lasted 3 weeks and resulted in a guilty verdict on July 12, 1974, against all remaining defendants, with the exception of a not guilty verdict on one of the three perjury charges against Ehrlichman.
White House aides Egil Krogh and David Young had obtained the approval of another White House staff member, John Ehrlichman, for the project.
United States v. Ehrlichman, 546 F.2d 910 (D.C. Cir. 1976), decided 17 May 1976; cert. denied 22 Feb 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit (text from Public.Resource.Org), 17 May 1976. Primary record
The opinion of the court by Judge Wilkey affirms the conviction on all counts.
United States v. Haldeman (with Ehrlichman and Mitchell), 559 F.2d 31 (D.C. Cir. 1976) (en banc), decided 12 October 1976; cert. denied 23 May 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit (text from Public.Resource.Org), 12 Oct 1976. Primary record
The jury acquitted Parkinson, found Mardian guilty of conspiracy, the only offense with which he was charged, and convicted Mitchell, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman of both conspiracy and obstruction of justice as well as all the individual perjury counts submitted.
We deal in the instant appeals only with the convictions of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Mitchell.

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