Legal Opinion
United States v. Clayton R. Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1995No. 94-10095PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Clayton Jackson was convicted of racketeering (18 U.S.C. § 1962(c)), conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering (18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1341), and mail fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341) for his part in offering bribes to California state Senator Alan Robbins and establishing a money laundering scheme to funnel the money fraudulently obtained from Jackson’s clients to Robbins through California state Senator Paul Carpenter. He appeals.
Jackson’s primary contention is that existing caselaw requires the jury to find an explicit quid pro quo to convict Jackson of the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ratzlaf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Jacobson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- United States v. SquillacoteCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
- Agan v. VaughnCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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