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United States v. Michael Maggio

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2017No. 16-1795PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Chief Judge.

In this case, we affirm the bribery conviction and ten-year prison sentence the district court 3 ordered for a former state-court judge who admitted trading a remit-titur in a case for a campaign contribution and then had second thoughts about his guilty plea.

1. BACKGROUND

In late spring 2013, Michael Maggio was a circuit (trial) judge in Arkansas, starting to campaign for a seat on the Arkansas Court of Appeals. Through a lobbyist, Maggio solicited “ ‘nursing home folks’ ”— stockholders, not residents — for financial support. Meanwhile, Maggio was presiding over a case in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  2. Greenlaw v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. United States v. John Robert AndisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  4. Mitchell v. MaurerSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  5. Sabri v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Walter ReedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. Ng Lap SengCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. David Lynn RobersonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
  4. Rolandis Chatmon v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2023
  5. United States v. Christopher HardyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2026

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