No. 18-6363

Calvin Bernhardt v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 18-usc-1512 arthur-andersen circuit-split criminal-law federal-statute obstruction-of-justice official-proceeding statutory-interpretation vagueness witness-tampering
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment Securities
Latest Conference: 2018-11-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should this Court now define corruptly persuade' and settle the matter for itself and the circuits?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 1. A person can be guilty under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b) if he “corruptly persuades” someone else to withhold testimony or an object from an official proceeding, destroy an object with intent to impair the object’s availability for use in an official proceeding, or hinder the communication to law enforcement officers of information related to a federal crime. ; . The federal circuit courts of appeals that have defined “corruptly persuade” have done so in multiple divergent ways. This Court, in Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States, 544 U.S. 696 (2005), purported to define it but left its substance and bounds unclear. ! Should this Court now define “corruptly persuade” and settle the matter for | itself and the circuits?

Docket Entries

2018-11-19
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
2018-10-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-10-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 16, 2018)

Attorneys

Calvin Bernhardt
Steven R. Morrison — Petitioner
Steven R. Morrison — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent