June 12, 1979 (vol. 89, iss. 29) • Page Image 13
…Attorneys ask court to overturn Diggs conviction The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, June 12, 1979-Page 13 Honored 'U' prof killed in weekend car crash WASHINGTON (UPI) - Attor- neys for Rep. Charles Diggs yester- day asked a federal appeals court to overturn the Michigan Democrat's conviction on mail fraud and false payroll charges on grounds it was not specifically illegal for a congressman to accept kickbacks from his staff. "The jury should have...…