Show HANDS OF government TIED important dec s on rendered in land fraud cases los angeles in the ol 01 of Os car lawler united states attorney for tins this district the supreme court of the united states by its action in the cases of five of the seven los angeles men indicted in the oregon land fraud investigation his effectually tied the hands of every united states attorney in the country so far as the tion of big criminals is concerned he adds that prosecutions involving extradition will be farcical until con gress adopts adapts a new law the holding of the supreme chirt that an indict indictment meritt alone Is not sif s if cause for kernoal removal of a p idoner to the center of trial when h s arrest Is made outside the district virtually allows a defendant two trials of his case said mr air lawler under this ruling a man arrested in arizona on an indictment found in california may demand a hearing there an I 1 the gov has to go to the expense ot of recalling and transporting its grand jury witnesses in addition to buffer ing the attendant delay also the united states attorney has to show his hand and the defendant has a chance to find out the government governments s case without himself exposing a single card in the game it amounts to an absolute bar to prosecution of the trusts interstate commerce cases and big federal conspiracy cases like that 0 of the louisiana lottery |