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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Sep. 2, 2015

9th Circuit affirms acquittal in obstruction of justice claim in bid-rigging case

A man's exoneration from a federal jury verdict that he obstructed justice has been upheld by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled Monday that prosecutors did not prove the charge.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A man's exoneration from a federal jury verdict that he obstructed justice has been
upheld by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled Monday that prosecutors
did not prove the charge.


The unanimous decision holds that U.S. Department of Justice lawyers "barely developed
the facts" to convict A...

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