Legal Opinion
United States v. Kai-Lo Hsu, A/K/A James Hsu. United States of America v. Chester S. Ho. United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 26, 1998No. 97-1965PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we explore for the first time the relationship between the confidentiality provisions of the newly-enacted Economic Espionage Act of 1996, 18 U.S.C. § 1831, et seq., and principles of criminal law regarding discovery and disclosure of material evidence. The district court ordered the government to disclose alleged corporate trade secrets based upon a theory that we find does not apply. It also held that the defense of legal impossibility does not pertain to the attempt and conspiracy crimes with which the defendants are charged. We…
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