Legal Opinion
United States v. Eric W. Wicklund
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 28, 1997No. 96-4041PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Eric Wicklund appeals his conviction by a jury of using interstate facilities for the commission of murder-for-hire, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958. The single issue on appeal is the proper construction of § 1958(a) and whether the phrase “as consideration for the receipt of, or as consideration for a promise or agreement to pay, anything of pecuniary value” requires consideration in the contractual sense — which the evidence did not establish — or whether the expectation that an intended murder result in some economic benefit is sufficient. Because we hold…
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