United States Fourth Circuit

The doctrine of collateral estoppel does not bar the government from prosecuting defendant for perjury and subornation of perjury, as charged in the indictment, even where there was a favorable jury verdict in the earlier prosecution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/07/2003
• Published 04/07/2003

Judges

• Before KING, Circuit Judge, HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and GREENBERG, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Joseph Barry McCracken, Cook & McCracken, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant.  James Ashford Metcalfe, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.