Legal Opinion
United States v. Jefferson
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 22, 2009No. 1:07cr209PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.
In this multi-count prosecution of William J. Jefferson, a former congressman, 1 defendant’s threshold attempt to dismiss various bribery-related counts on the ground that the acts alleged fell outside the scope of the federal bribery statute was denied by Memorandum Opinion issued on May 23, 2008. 2 Specifically, the May 2008 Opinion rejected defendant’s argument that the bribery allegations were legally insufficient with respect to the “official act” element of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(2)(A), which prohibits public officials from soliciting things…
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- United States v. BirdsallSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. Mario Biaggi and Meade EspositoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Robert T. CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Charles T. Muntain, A/K/A "Red Muntain"Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- United States v. William JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. JeffersonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2017
- United States v. JeffersonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2009
- United States v. William JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. DimoraDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2012