United States Fourth Circuit

Claims of 1) insufficiency of evidence to support verdict of witness tampering in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1512(b)(3), 2) abuse of discretion in denying a motion for new trial, and 3) error in failing to dismiss a witness tampering charge as motivated by prosecutorial vindictiveness, are all denied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/11/2003
• Published 07/11/2003

Judges

• Before TRAXLER, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Elisa Ann Long, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.  Stuart A. Berman, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  James Wyda, Federal Public Defender, Denise C. Barrett, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant.  Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Stephanie A. Gallagher, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.