Opinion
No. 26343.
February 26, 1970.
Robert Orseck, Podhurst Orseck, Miami, Fla., for Auerbach and Gottlieb.
Joseph J. Lyman, Washington, D.C., for Randell.
William A. Meadows, Jr., U.S. Atty., William A. Daniel, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before WISDOM, GEWIN, and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.
ON PETITIONS FOR REHEARING
All of the defendants-appellants have petitioned for rehearing. One of the appellants, David P. Randell, has reiterated his original contention that the trial court's order dismissing portions of the indictment constituted an amendment of the indictment thereby ousting the trial court of jurisdiction to proceed to trial. In our per curiam opinion of December 9, 1969, we did not discuss this contention, because of the liberalizing effect Rule 7(c) and (d) has had on the principles enunciated in Ex parte Bain, 1886, 121 U.S. 1, 7 S.Ct. 781, 30 L.Ed. 849. We have, however, carefully reviewed the authorities on this point and conclude that the trial court did not commit reversible error. See Overstreet v. United States, 5 Cir. 1963, 321 F.2d 459 and Thomas v. United States, 5 Cir. 1967, 398 F.2d 531, analyzing in detail the Supreme Court's ruling in Bain. See also Salinger v. United States, 1926, 272 U.S. 542, 47 S.Ct. 173, 71 L.Ed. 398; 1 C. Wright, Federal Practice and Procedure, § 127 at 275-276 (1969) and 8 J.Moore, Federal Practice, ¶ 7.05 [1]-[3] (1969 Cum.Supp.).
It is ordered that the petitions for rehearing filed in the above entitled and numbered cause be and the same are hereby denied.