UNITED STATES v. DIXON

No. 80-2289.

658 F.2d 181 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. DIXON, John P., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 27, 1981.

As Amended September 22, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank H. Sherman, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Peter F. Vaira, U. S. Atty., Walter S. Batty, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief, Appellate Section, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

James C. Schwartzman (argued), Schwartzman & Hepps, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before HUNTER and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges, and MEANOR, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied October 5, 1981.

OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:

The key issue in this case is whether there is sufficient evidence to support the conviction of appellee, John ("Jack") Dixon, for aiding and abetting the bribery of Stephen B. Elko, Administrative Assistant to United States Representative Daniel J. Flood. 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 201(b)(2) (1976). The district court granted a post-verdict...

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