Legal Opinion
United States v. Yeager
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2008No. 06-20321, 06-20593 and 06-20691PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated interlocutory appeal of an order denying a motion to dismiss a government indictment under the doctrine of collateral estoppel. 1 In 2005, Defendants F. Scott Yeager, Joseph Hirko, and Rex Shelby (“Defendants”) were tried on various counts for their actions while employed at Enron Broadband Services (“EBS”). The jury acquitted Defendants on some of these counts but hung on others, after which the United States (“Government”) again indicted Defendants on some of the mistried counts. Contending that the acquitted counts collaterally estopped the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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