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‘a NY 100-81752 evidence, exhibits, transcripts, and all other material having to do with the severance of BACHRACH's case during the trial in July, 1952, On January 18, 1956, an Oral argument ‘ on this motion was herd by united States District Judge BICKS and on January 27, 1956, he denied the motion. United States District Judge BICKS heerd an or2k argument on December 5, 1955, on the following motions: 1. A motion by defendants CHARNEY and, MBDAALMTMNMtppDA TT ee ee ce Manna THACHIENDERG Tor leave to inspect the Grand Jur; minutes and for dismissal of the indictment on the grounds that evidence before the Grand Jury was in-. sufficient to support an indictment. This motion was sented by Judge BICKS in an opinion filed on April 24, 956 2. A motion by defendants TRACHTENRERG and CHARNEY to strike portions of the indictment having +1 faves ci D Cant fw £h to do with organizing the Communist Party or in the alternative, an order declaring defendants CHARNEY and TRACHTENBERG acquitted of this charge of the indictment and withdrawing the issues raised therein from the trial ,of the case, This motion was granted in effect by Judge BICKS on April 17, 1956, when he read the indictment on voire dire and omitted those portions of the indictment concerning the defendants organizing the Communist Party. 3. A motion for pre-trial production and inspection of documents under Rule 17C, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Government counsel advised the court that the Government was willing to abide by the court's previous ruling on . a similar motion by defendant STEIN. The formal granting of this motion was Tontained _in Judge BICKS' opinion filed on April 24, 1956, - 26 - eee eee ee ae PE EE