United States Eighth Circuit

Grant of defendants' motions for a new trial on a guilty verdict of conspiracy to corruptly endeavor to influence, obstruct and impede justice is reversed where the findings of the jury included sufficient overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy, and upholding the verdicts does not constitute a miscarriage of justice.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/26/2007
• Published 12/26/2007

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Chad Primmer, argued, Council Bluffs, IA (Robert L. Simka, Sioux City, IA, on the brief), for Vincent Bertling., Rees Douglas, argued, Sioux City, IA, for Karl Bertling., Forde Fairchild, AUSA, argued, Sioux City, IA, for U.S.