Legal Opinion
United States v. Elfred William Petruk
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2015No. 14-1928PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In June 2012, Elfred Petruk stole Travis Behning’s pickup truck. Separate charges were brought against Petruk in Minnesota state court (2012) and federal court (2013) related to the theft. While incarcerated on the theft charges, Petruk attempted to obtain false exculpatory statements. Pe-truk was convicted by jury of one count of carjacking (Count 1) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119(1) and two counts of corruptly attempting to obstruct an official proceeding (Counts 2 & 3) in violation of 18 U.S.C. §, 1512(c)(2). The district court sentenced Petruk to three concurrent…
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