U.S. v. PAXSON

No. 87-3094.

861 F.2d 730 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America v. Wesley C. PAXSON, Sr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmet J. Bondurant, II, with whom Michael A. Sullivan, Atlanta, Ga., Worth Rowley, and Neal L. Thomas, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Laura Heiser, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Kenneth G. Starling, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., and John J. Powers, III, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDWARDS, BUCKLEY, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Paxson ("Paxson" or "appellant"), an executive of an electrical contracting company, appeals from his conviction of making false declarations in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623 (1982) and obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (1982). Both charges arise from his testimony before a grand jury empaneled in the District of Columbia to investigate...

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