Legal Opinion
United States v. Maurice S. Osser
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 24, 1989No. 87-1635PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Fifteen years after this petitioner was convicted of mail fraud, the Supreme Court held that the governing statute does not permit prosecution solely on the theory that a governmental official’s wrongful conduct deprived the citizenry of his honest services. Petitioner then asked the district court to vacate his conviction in light of the Court’s holding but was denied relief because he had failed to raise the issue on direct appeal. In addition, the district judge noted that the jury had been charged that it also could convict if it found that the…
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