Arthur Andersen LLP v. U.S., No. 04-368 (U.S. Supreme Court) (544 U.S. 696; 125 S.Ct. 2129) (May 31, 2005) (Justice Rehnquist)
Loaded on June 15, 2005
published in Punch and Jurists
May 16, 2005
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Essential Elements of Crime.
Here a unanimous Court overturned the criminal conviction for obstruction of justice of the auditing giant, Arthur Andersen LLP, because of faulty jury instructions that failed to convey properly the elements of a corrupt persuasion under 18 USC § 1512(b).
In this unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court overturned …
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- Arthur Andersen LLP v. U.S., No. 04-368 (U.S. Supreme Court) (544 U.S. 696; 125 S.Ct. 2129) (May 31, 2005) (Justice Rehnquist)
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