Legal Opinion
United States v. Brianna Meadows
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 18, 2017No. 15-3045PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
GARLAND, Chief Judge:
Brianna Meadows was convicted of fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits from the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. On appeal, she contends that the district court erred in denying her pre-trial motion to dismiss the indictment for prosecutorial vindictiveness, and in permitting the government to make improper statements at trial. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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In January 2008, Brianna Meadows lost her job. On…
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