Legal Opinion
Fowler v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 26, 2011No. 10-5443PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The federal witness tampering statute makes it a crime “to kill another person, with intent to . . . prevent the communication by any person to a law enforcement officer ... of the United States” of “information relating to the . . . possible commission of a Federal offense.” 18 U. S. C. § 1512(a) (1)(C). We focus on instances where a defendant killed a person with an intent to prevent that person from communicating with law enforcement officers in general but where the defendant did not have federal law enforcement officers (or any specific individuals) particularly in mind. The question…
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