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U.S. v. FARRELL

No. 96-1860.

126 F.3d 484 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America v. William FARRELL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Stiles, U.S. Attorney, Walter S. Batty, Jr., Thomas R. Perricone (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Peter Goldberger (argued), Jan Armon, Ardmore, PA, for Appellant.

Before: STAPLETON, LEWIS and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to interpret the phrase "corruptly persuades" in the federal witness tampering statute. That statute makes it a crime to attempt to "corruptly persuade" someone in order to "hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a...

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