United States Third Circuit

The Witness Tampering Act, 18 U.S.C. S 1512, held constitutional in response to defendant's facial challenges that it is impermissibly vague, exceeds Congress's constitutional authority under the Necessary and Proper Clause, and violates due process by eliminating the prosecutor's burden of proving scienter.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2002
• Published 02/11/2002

Judges

• Before:  SCIRICA, RENDELL and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lori J. Ulrich (Argued), Harrisburg, PA, Attorney for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Theodore B. Smith, III (Argued), Gordon A.D. Zubrod, Harrisburg, PA, Attorneys for Appellee.