United States Eleventh Circuit

Defendant's conviction for accepting bribes is affirmed where: 1) intangibles, such as freedom from jail and greater freedom while on pretrial release, were things of value under 18 U.S.C. section 666(a)(1)(B); 2) the market approach was a valid method for determining the value of an intangible obtained through bribery; and 3) there was enough evidence to support the jury’s finding that defendant did help a suspect avoid apprehension.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/14/2011
• Published 01/14/2011

Judges

• Julie Carnes

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel