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FOWLER v. U.S.

No. 10-5443.

131 S.Ct. 2045 (2011)

563 U.S. 668

Charles Andrew FOWLER, aka Man, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Crawford , Tampa, FL, for petitioner.

Sarah E. Harrington , Washington, DC, for respondent.

Kenneth S. Siegel , Counsel of Record, Tampa, FL, Stephen M. Crawford , Tampa, FL, for Petitioner.

Neal Kumar Katyal , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Sarah E. Harrington , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Kirby A. Heller , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for United States.

Justice BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The federal witness tampering statute makes it a crime "to kill another person, with intent to . . . prevent the communication by any person to a law enforcement officer . . . of the United States" of "information relating to the . . . possible commission of a Federal offense." 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(C). We focus on instances where a defendant killed a person with an intent to prevent that person from communicating...

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