United States Fourth Circuit

18 USC 201(c) permits a discretionary payment to a confidential informant witness contingent upon the success of the prosecution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/30/2001
• Decided 01/10/2002
• Published 01/10/2002

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  William James Holmes, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellant Connor;  John Warren Hart, John W. Hart, P.C., Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellant Levenite;  Marlin Woodrow Griffin, Jr., Hampton, Virginia, for Appellant Dailey;  Douglas Fredericks, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant Watson.  Fernando Groene, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Kenneth E. Melson, United States Attorney, Robert J. Seidel, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.