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United States v. Simels

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 12, 2011No. Docket 09-5117-cr(L), 10-152-cr(XAP)PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal by a lawyer convicted of offenses involving attempted obstruction of justice implicates issues concerning the Government’s use of a confidential informant to pursue an investigation of the lawyer’s conduct during his preparation of the defense of his client. Robert Siméis appeals the December 12, 2009, judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (John Glee-son, District Judge), sentencing him principally to fourteen years’ imprisonment after a jury trial. Siméis was convicted of one count of conspiracy to obstruct…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  4. United States v. CaveraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  5. Conn v. GabbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. United States v. BatistaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. HohnCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2024

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