Legal Opinion
United States v. William E. Fleetwood, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1976No. 75--1295PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, William Fleetwood, was tried before a jury and found guilty on three counts of a four count indictment alleging violations of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 201(g), 1 public bribery; more specifically, he was convicted of soliciting bribes in his capacity as a licensed grain inspector 2 to certify various ships to be acceptably clean and ready for the loading of grain.
The sole issue brought to this court on appeal is Fleetwood’s contention that statements elicited from government witnesses that persons similarly charged, or they themselves, had pled guilty to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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