Disbarred lawyer Paul Minor and two judges he's accused of bribing hope an unrelated case before the U.S. Supreme Court will help them get out of prison. A recent hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court has many legal experts believing the high court is poised to strike down an "honest services" statute, which makes it illegal for public officials to fraudulently deprive constituents of honest services. Some observers say such a decision would help Minor and former Judges Wes Teel and John Whitfield.
December 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Disbarred lawyer Paul Minor and two judges he’s accused of bribing hope an unrelated case before the U.S. Supreme Court will help them get out of prison.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has said the federal statute for honest services fraud is too broad, joking that it could make a crime out of an employee phoning in sick so he could slip off to a ball game.
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