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United States, 579 U.S. 550 (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case concerning the appeal of former Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell's conviction for honest services fraud and Hobbs Act extortion. [1][2] At issue on appeal was whether the definition of "official act" within the federal bribery statutes encompassed the actions for ...
J.A.G. Corps. Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party. Born in Philadelphia, McDonnell was a lieutenant colonel in the United States ...
Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen instructed federal prosecutors to send all cases back to D.C. for prosecution. [50] On January 12, 2021, Steven D'Antuono from the FBI announced the agency's expectation to arrest hundreds of people in the coming months, as it sorts through the vast amount of evidence submitted by the public.
State of Florida v. George Zimmerman was a criminal prosecution of Hispanic George Zimmerman on the charge of second-degree murder stemming from the killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012. On April 11, 2012, George Zimmerman,a Hispanic, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager.
Bean’s lawyer, John Keith Perry, said during opening statements that Nichols drove 2 miles after the officers put their blue lights on to stop him, did not comply with orders to give them his ...
Jurors are set to hear opening statements Wednesday in the trial of a Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him. The death of ...
Opening statement. A legalman making an opening statement for the prosecution to a jury during a mock trial. An opening statement is generally the first occasion that the trier of fact (jury or judge) has to hear from a lawyer in a trial, aside possibly from questioning during voir dire. The opening statement is generally constructed to serve ...
Law. v. t. e. In the United States, threatening government officials is a felony under federal law. Threatening the president of the United States is a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 871, punishable by up to 5 years of imprisonment, that is investigated by the United States Secret Service. [1] Threatening other officials is a Class D or C felony ...