United States v. William T. Smith, Jr.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal grows out of a bribery conspiracy that, in the words of the district court judge who sat through the many days of trials and hearings, “struck at the very heart of state government.” App. at 151. William T. Smith, Jr., a federal prisoner, appeals from an order of the district court denying his motion to reduce his sentence imposed following his conviction for his part in that scheme.

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Facts

As more fully set forth in our earlier opinion affirming Smith’s conviction, the charges arose out of a scheme in which Smith, an attorney and the then…