ROBERT F. MCDONNELL v. UNITED STATES
Supreme Court of the United States, Roberts, June 27, 2016,
Bribery – 18 USC 201 – Setting up a meeting, calling another public official, or hosting an event do not, standing alone, constitute an “official act” sufficient to sustain a bribery charge
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SAMUEL OCASIO v. UNITED STATES
Supreme Court of the United States, Alito, Filed May 2, 2016,
Conspiracy – Hobbs Act – “a defendant may be convicted of conspiring to violate the Hobbs Act based on proof that he entered into a conspiracy that had as its objective the obtaining of property from another conspirator with his consent and under color of official right.”
(Concur – Breyer – Evans was probably wrongly decided, but stare decisis)
(Dissent – Thomas – Evans was wrongly decided)
(Dissent – Sotomayor with CJ Roberts – Evans was wrongly decided, and we shouldn’t expand its reach)
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