Opinion ID: 528420
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Duplicitous Count in the Indictment

Text: 10 Petitjean first argues that Count II of the indictment was duplicitous because it charged both the inchoate offense of attempt to extort and the substantive offense of extortion. Even assuming that the indictment is duplicitous, however, Petitjean has waived this argument. Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(2), defenses and objections based on defects in the indictment or the information must be raised prior to trial. Otherwise, they are waived under Rule 12(f) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. United States v. Goudy, 792 F.2d 664, 670 (7th Cir.1986). In Petitjean's pre-trial Motion to Dismiss Indictment he raised various challenges to the indictment, including multiplicity, but did not raise duplicity as a basis for dismissal. 2 Although a court may grant relief from a waiver for good cause shown, Petitjean did not make any attempt to show good cause. Thus, we agree with the government that this argument is waived.