Organization
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Federal trial court in Washington, D.C.
Connections 9
people who worked here
- John Sirica chief judge Scholarship & press 1
convicted
- E. Howard Hunt Jan 1973 pleaded guilty to the charges in the break-in indictment Primary record 2
- G. Gordon Liddy 30 Jan 1973 found guilty by a jury; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 3
- James W. McCord Jr. 30 Jan 1973 found guilty by a jury Primary record 3
- John Dean 19 Oct 1973 pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy; sentenced to one to four years Primary record 2
- John Ehrlichman 12 Jul 1974 found guilty by a jury; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 24
- H. R. Haldeman 1 Jan 1975 conspiracy and obstruction of justice; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 5
- John Ehrlichman 1 Jan 1975 conspiracy and obstruction of justice; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 5
- John N. Mitchell 1 Jan 1975 conspiracy and obstruction of justice; the appeal court affirmed Primary record 5
Timeline 8 dates
- Jan 1973 E. Howard Hunt convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- 30 Jan 1973 G. Gordon Liddy convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- 30 Jan 1973 James W. McCord Jr. convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- 19 Oct 1973 John Dean convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- 12 Jul 1974 John Ehrlichman convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- 1 Jan 1975 H. R. Haldeman convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- 1 Jan 1975 John Ehrlichman convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- 1 Jan 1975 John N. Mitchell convicted by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Proof 5 sources
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The Senate Watergate Report: the final report of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Ervin Committee), Dell edition, vol. 1, Dell, reprinting the Committee's report as released to the press, 1974.
Scholarship & press
On March 23, 1973, Chief Judge Sirica read aloud the sealed letter received from McCord.
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Watergate Special Prosecution Force Report, U.S. Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents).
Primary record
Hunt pleads guilty to charges in break-in indictment.
Pleaded guilty on October 19, 1973, to an information charging one count of violation of 18 USC Section 371,
Sentenced August 2, 1974, to a prison term of one to four years.
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.
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United States v. Liddy, 509 F.2d 428 (D.C. Cir. 1974) (en banc), decided 8 November 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit (text from Public.Resource.Org), 8 Nov 1974.
Primary record
On January 30, 1973, the remaining defendants, appellant Liddy and James W. McCord, Jr., were found guilty by the jury.
We find no reversible error, and affirm.
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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.
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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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