No. 18-5028

Carolyn J. Edlind v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-06-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1512 corrupt-persuasion criminal-intent criminal-law criminal-procedure due-administration-of-justice due-process obstruction-of-justice official-proceeding statutory-interpretation subversion-of-justice sufficiency-of-evidence testimony witness-tampering
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court below err in ruling that there was sufficient evidence to convict the Appellant of using corrupt persuasion toward a witness with the intent to influence, delay or prevent the testimony of the witness, or corruptly intending to subvert or undermine the due administration of justice?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Appellant was indicted for witness tampering under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1), which states someone is guilty if they “knowingly use intimidation, threaten, or corruptly persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person, with intent to...influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding.” The question presented is: Did the court below err in ruling that there was sufficient evidence to convict the Appellant of using corrupt persuasion toward a witness with the intent to influence, delay or prevent the testimony of the witness, or corruptly intending to subvert or undermine the due administration of justice?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-07-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-07-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-06-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 30, 2018)

Attorneys

United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Carolyn J. Edlind
David Leroy ParkerDavid L. Parker, PC, Petitioner
David Leroy ParkerDavid L. Parker, PC, Petitioner