U.S. v. McDONNELL

No. 15-4019.

792 F.3d 478 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert F. McDONNELL, Defendant-Appellant. Former Virginia Attorneys General; Andrew P. Miller; Anthony Francis Troy; J. Marshall Coleman; Mary Sue Terry; Stephen Douglas Rosenthal; Mark L. Earley; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Nancy Gertner, Law Professor; Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Law Professor; John C. Jeffries, Jr., Law Professor; Benjamin Todd Jealous; Republican Governors Public Policy Committee; Former State Attorneys General (Non-Virginia); Business Leaders and Public Policy Advocates; Virginia Law Professors; Former Federal Officials; Members and Former Members of the Virginia General Assembly, Amici Supporting Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Noel J. Francisco , Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Richard Daniel Cooke , Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: John L. Brownlee , Daniel I. Small , Christopher M. Iaquinto , Elizabeth N. Jochum , Holland & Knight LLP, Washington, D.C.; Henry W. Asbill , Charlotte H. Taylor , James M. Burnham , Ian Samuel , Jones Day, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Dana J. Boente , United States Attorney, Ryan S. Faulconer , Assistant United States Attorney, Raymond Hulser , Acting Chief, Public Integrity Section, Alexandria, Virginia, Michael S. Dry , Assistant United States Attorney, Jessica D. Aber , Assistant United States Attorney, David V. Harbach, II , Criminal Division, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. William H. Hurd , Stephen C. Piepgrass , Troutman Sanders LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Amici Former Virginia Attorneys General Andrew P. Miller, Anthony Francis Troy, J. Marshall Coleman, Mary Sue Terry, Stephen Douglas Rosenthal, and Mark L. Earley. David B. Smith , Smith & Zimmerman, PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia; John D. Cline , Law Office of John D. Cline, San Francisco, California, for Amicus National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. William W. Taylor, III , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Nancy Gertner, Law Professor, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Law Professor, and John C. Jeffries, Jr., Law Professor. Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. , Barrett E. Pope , Robert Rae Gordon , Durrettecrump PLC, Richmond, Virginia, for Amicus Benjamin Todd Jealous. Charles J. Cooper , David H. Thompson , Peter A. Patterson , John D. Ohlendorf , Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Republican Governors Public Policy Committee, a/k/a RGPPC. Brian D. Boone , Emily C. McGowan , Charlotte, North Carolina, Edward T. Kang , Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Former State Attorneys General (Non-Virginia). Gregory N. Stillman , Norfolk, Virginia, Edward J. Fuhr , Johnathan E. Schronce , Richmond, Virginia, William J. Haun , Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Business Leaders and Public Policy Advocates. Timothy M. Richardson , Poole Mahoney PC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Amici Virginia Law Professors. William J. Kilberg , Thomas G. Hungar , Helgi C. Walker , David Debold , Katherine C. Yarger , Jacob T. Spencer , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Former Federal Officials. John S. Davis , Joseph R. Pope , Jonathan T. Lucier , Williams Mullen, Richmond, Virginia, for Amici Members and Former Members of the Virginia General Assembly.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge THACKER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge KING joined.


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