United States Sixth Circuit

Sentence for violating federal anti-corruption statutes does not violate Double Jeopardy in light of defendant's prior expulsion from the US House of Representatives; congressional disciplinary proceedings do not implicate the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/19/2004
• Published 05/19/2004

Judges

• Before COLE and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  COLLIER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Percy Squire (briefed), Law Office of Percy Squire, Columbus, OH, James A. Traficant, Jr., White Deer, PA, Richard M. Kerger (argued and briefed), Kerger & Kerger, Toledo, OH, Lloyd Pierre-Louis (briefed), Law Offices of Lloyd Pierre-Louis, Columbus, OH, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Frank J. Marine (argued and briefed), U.S. Dept. of Justice Organized Crime & Racketeering Section, Washington, DC, Craig S. Morford, Asst. U.S. Atty., Matthew B. Kall (briefed), Asst. U.S. Atty., U.S. Atty's Office, Cleveland, OH, for Appellee.