United States Third Circuit

A violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1512(b)(3) does not depend on the existence or imminency of a federal investigation but rather on the possible existence of a federal crime and a defendant's intention to thwart an inquiry into that crime by officials who happen to be federal.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/15/2005
• Decided 03/31/2005
• Published 03/31/2005

Judges

• ALDISERT, Circuit Judge., Before SLOVITER, AMBRO and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark E. Cedrone (Argued), Cedrone & Janove, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony J. Wzorek (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.