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U.S. v. Johnson, No. 98-2671 (8th Cir.) (169 F.3d 1092) (February 8, 1999) (Judge Diana E. Murphy)

Loaded on April 1, 1999 published in Punch and Jurists April 26, 1999
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In this case the Eighth Circuit joined all the other circuits in rejecting the Singleton-type argument that the provisions of the Federal Anti-Gratuity Statute prohibit prosecutors from making offers of leniency to its witnesses.

The Court stated that "the statute does not sweep so broadly as to prevent prosecutors from ...

 

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