Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick Sutherland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 19, 2019No. 17-4427PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Patrick Sutherland appeals from his convictions for filing three false tax returns and obstructing a grand jury proceeding. Sutherland principally contends that providing fabricated loan documents to a U.S. Attorney's office was too distant from an ongoing grand jury proceeding to meet the nexus requirement set forth in United States v. Aguilar , 515 U.S. 593 , 115 S.Ct. 2357 , 132 L.Ed.2d 520 (1995), and Marinello v. United States , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 1101 , 200 L.Ed.2d 356 (2018). The district court properly instructed the jury on the nexus…
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