Legal Opinion
United States v. Harry Eugene Claiborne
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1984No. 84-1009PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Per curiam
This interlocutory appeal raises anew the issue whether the United States Constitution immunizes a sitting federal judge from criminal prosecution prior to his removal from office by the impeachment process. Appellant, Harry Eugene Claiborne, is a United States Judge for the District of Nevada. He was appointed to the bench in August, 1978. On December 8, 1983, a seven count indictment was returned against Claiborne. Count I of the indictment alleged that Claiborne solicited and received $30,000.00 from Joseph Conforte, a Las Vegas brothel owner, in return for being influenced in the…
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