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Fowler v. U.S., No. 10-5443 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 668; 131 S.Ct. 2045) (May 26, 2011) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on June 13, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists June 13, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Mens Rea.

Here, a sharply divided Court debated the burden of proof required to obtain a conviction under the Federal witness tampering statute, namely 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C); and ultimately chose, over a strong dissent, a “reasonable likelihood” standard.

The Federal witness tampering statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C), makes it a crime ...

 

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  1. U.S. v. Tinklenberg, No. 09-1498 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 647; 131 S.Ct. 2007) (May 26, 2011) (Justice Breyer)
  2. DePierre v. U.S., No. 09-1533 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 70; 131 S.Ct. 2225) (June 9, 2011) (Justice Sotomayor)
  3. Fowler v. U.S., No. 10-5443 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 668; 131 S.Ct. 2045) (May 26, 2011) (Justice Breyer)
  4. Camreta v. Greene, No. 09-1454 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 692; 131 S.Ct. 2020) (May 26, 2011) (Justice Kagan)
  5. Ashcroft v. al-Kidd, No. 10-98 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 731; 131 S.Ct. 2074) (May 31, 2011) (Justice Scalia)
  6. McNeill v. U.S., No. 10-5258 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 816; 131 S.Ct. 2218) (June 6, 2011) (Justice Thomas)
  7. Sykes v. U.S., No. 09-11311 (U.S. Supreme Court) (564 U.S. 1; 131 S.Ct. 2267) (June 9, 2011) (Justice Kennedy)

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