No. 23-845

Timothy Ray Vasquez v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: bribery criminal-procedure due-process honest-services-fraud official-act public-official quid-pro-quo quid-pro-quo-bribery statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-03-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does quid pro quo bribery permit conviction for honest services fraud if a public official received a benefit in exchange for a potential future official act?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does quid pro quo bribery, in the context of an honest services fraud prosecution, permit conviction on the basis that a public official received a benefit in exchange for performing an official act only if a future opportunity to do so should arise?

Docket Entries

2024-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
2024-02-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main DocumentMain Document
2024-02-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 7, 2024)
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Attorneys

Timothy Vasquez
Franklyn Ray Mickelsen — Broden & Mickelsen, Petitioner
Franklyn Ray Mickelsen — Broden & Mickelsen, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Respondent