Legal Opinion
United States v. Norma Jespersen, Edward H. Jespersen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 7, 1995No. 1271, Docket 94-1425PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Edward H. Jespersen appeals from a judgment entered July 29, 1994 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Arthur D. Spatt, Judge, that convicted Jespersen, after a jury trial, of obstructing justice by impeding a grand jury investigation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (1988). 1 Jespersen was sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment, to be followed by two years supervised release. He is currently free on bond.
On appeal, Jespersen argues that the government failed to prove that he intended to impede the grand jury…
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