Legal Opinion
United States v. Wesley C. Paxson, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 18, 1988No. 87-3094PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Paxson (“Paxson” or “appellant”), an executive of an electrical contracting company, appeals from his conviction of making false declarations in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (1982) and obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (1982). Both charges arise from his testimony before a grand jury empaneled in the District of Columbia to investigate violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-7 (1982), by electrical contractors in various parts of the country. Paxson raises a variety of…
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