Suhl v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2018
Issue: Whether the government may obtain convictions for bribery under the honest-services fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1346, and the federal-programs bribery statute, 18 U.S.C. § 666, in the absence of jury instructions expressly requiring an intended quid pro quo exchange.
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- Petition of the day (Aurora Barnes, July 3, 2018)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/20/2018 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2018) |
| 07/11/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 20, 2018 to August 20, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 07/12/2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 20, 2018. |
| 07/20/2018 | Brief amicus curiae of James Madison Center for Free Speech filed. |
| 08/20/2018 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| 09/05/2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018. |
| 09/05/2018 | Reply of petitioner Theodore E. Suhl filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/01/2018 | Petition DENIED. |