Legal Opinion
United States v. Sonya Evette Singleton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1998No. 97-3178PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Circuit Judge.
Section 201(c)(2) -of Title 18 of the United States Code prohibits giving, offering, or promising anything of value to a witness for or because of his testimony. Defendant-Appellant Sonya Singleton argues the government violated this statute by promising leniency to a witness in return for his testimony against her. Ms. Singleton was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and seven counts of money laundering, see 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(l)(B)(I). The district court sentenced her to forty-six months imprisonment on each…
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