United States Ninth Circuit

The "corruptly persuades" language of 18 U.S.C. section 1512(b) prohibits non-coercive, non-threatening and/or non-physical attempts to tamper with witnesses in a criminal investigation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/05/2002
• Published 02/05/2002

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge., Before: B. FLETCHER, D.W. NELSON, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• James L. Waltz, Laguna Hills, CA, for the defendant-appellant., John D. Early, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Santa Ana, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.