Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Whitman
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 2018No. 15-14846PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from convictions of bribery, wire fraud, theft, and obstruction involving government contracts presents two questions: (1) whether the district court abused its discretion when it declined to instruct the jury about the offense of giving illegal gratuities as a lesser-included offense of bribery; and (2) whether the district court clearly erred when it determined that one of the defendants was responsible for the entire loss amount attributable to the criminal scheme. Christopher Whitman, the owner of a trucking company, United Logistics, bribed Shawn…
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