by Fred Sisto | Dec 12, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Chief Justice Roberts continued in relevant part: The Court considers both “the specific context” in which (c)(2) appears “and the broader context of the statute as a whole.” Robinson v. Shell Oil Co., 519 U. S. 337, 341. (1) Section 1512(c)(1) describes types of...
by Fred Sisto | Dec 5, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Fischer v. United States. The principal issue before the Court concerned whether the sufficiency of the evidence that the defendant impaired the availability of evidence surrounding the events of...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 28, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Supreme Court majority concluded with the following in relevant part: The Government’s interpretation of the statute would create traps for unwary state and local officials. Sun-Diamond, 526 U. S., at 411. The Government says that the statute would not cover...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 26, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
Justice Kavanaugh continued in relevant part: Statutory structure reinforces that §666 is a bribery statute, not a two-for-one bribery-and-gratuities statute as the Government posits. The Government identifies no other provision in the U. S. Code that prohibits bribes...
by Fred Sisto | Nov 24, 2024 | Blog, Criminal Law, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Ocean County
The Supreme Court majority continued in relevant part: This case involves James Snyder, who is the former mayor of Portage, Indiana. In 2013, while Snyder was mayor, Portage awarded two contracts to a local truck company, Great Lakes Peterbilt, and ultimately...
