United States v. John W. Dean III

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United States v. John W. Dean III is the federal criminal case in which former White House Counsel John Dean pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in the Watergate scandal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States criminal prosecution
Watergate-related case
federal criminal case
applicableLaw United States federal criminal law
obstruction of justice statutes of the United States Code
charge obstruction of justice
concerns cover-up of the Watergate break-in
efforts to impede investigation of Watergate
context post-Watergate investigations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court United States District Court for the District of Columbia NERFINISHED
defendantCounsel John W. Dean III NERFINISHED
era 1970s
hasDefendant John W. Dean III NERFINISHED
hasDefendantCitizenship United States NERFINISHED
hasDefendantEmployerAtTimeOfConduct Executive Office of the President NERFINISHED
White House NERFINISHED
hasDefendantOccupation lawyer
hasDefendantRole former White House Counsel
hasHistoricalSignificance key case in accountability for Watergate cover-up
hasLevelOfCourt trial court
hasPlaintiff United States of America NERFINISHED
hasProceedingType criminal proceeding
hasSubject abuse of power
obstruction of justice in political context
presidential misconduct
involvesAdministration Nixon administration NERFINISHED
involvesBranchOfGovernment executive branch of the United States
involvesCooperation cooperation with federal prosecutors
involvesInstitution White House NERFINISHED
involvesOffice White House Counsel NERFINISHED
involvesPleaAgreement plea bargain with federal prosecutors
involvesTestimony testimony about Watergate cover-up
isPartOf Watergate prosecutions NERFINISHED
isRelatedCriminalMatterOf Senate Watergate Committee investigation
Watergate scandal congressional hearings NERFINISHED
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of the United States
languageOfRecord English
legalIssue obstruction of justice
legalSystem United States federal legal system
plea guilty
pleaTo obstruction of justice
relatedTo United States v. Richard M. Nixon NERFINISHED
Watergate cover-up NERFINISHED
Watergate criminal prosecutions
relatedToEvent Watergate scandal NERFINISHED
resultedIn criminal conviction of John W. Dean III

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John Wesley Dean III subjectOf United States v. John W. Dean III