UNITED STATES v. BORDERS

No. 82-8302.

693 F.2d 1318 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William A. BORDERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 10, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Shorter, Jr., Washington, D.C., and Marvin Arrington, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

James E. Baker, U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., Gerald E. McDowell, Chief, Public Integrity Section, Crim. Div., Reid H. Weingarten, Robert I. Richter, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by William A. Borders from his conviction for his involvement in a conspiracy to solicit and accept a bribe in exchange for influencing the outcome of a case pending in the courtroom of his close friend, United States District Judge Alcee L. Hastings.1 Both Judge Hastings and Borders were indicted for conspiracy and for corruptly impeding the administration of justice; Borders alone was also indicted...

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