U.S. v. BASHAW

No. 92-5152.

982 F.2d 168 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ben Walter BASHAW, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra Teufel Phillips (argued), Mercedes C. Maynor-Faulcon, Asst. U.S. Attys. (briefed), Nashville, TN, for plaintiff-appellee.

Henry Haile (argued and briefed), Lyell, Seaman & Shelton, Nashville, TN, for defendant-appellant.

Before: KEITH and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges; and WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.


BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Ben Walter Bashaw, Jr. appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1503 for obstructing the due administration of justice by making threatening statements to two jurors who had served on the jury in his brother's trial. We reverse the district court's conviction of Bashaw because the statute does not apply to Bashaw's conduct.

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