Legal Opinion
United States of America, in No. 97-1888 v. Gerson Cohen, in No. 98-1004
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 19, 1999No. 97-1888, 98-1004PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Gerson Cohen of mail fraud for paying kickbacks to a grocery store’s purchasing agents. Cohen challenges his conviction, claiming that the evidence was insufficient; that the Court improperly admitted evidence that his co-conspirators had pleaded guilty; and that the Court wrongfully denied judicial immunity to a defense witness. We will affirm his conviction. The Government appeals Cohen’s sentence, claiming that the District Court erred in calculating the enhancement by using the dollar value of the bribes rather than the benefit…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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