U.S. v. TYLER

No. 01-1119.

281 F.3d 84 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Willie TYLER, a/k/a "Little Man" Willie Tyler, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed February 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori J. Ulrich (Argued), Harrisburg, PA, Attorney for Appellant.

Theodore B. Smith, III (Argued), Gordon A.D. Zubrod, Harrisburg, PA, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, RENDELL and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

The central issue on appeal is the constitutionality of the federal witness tampering statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1512. A jury convicted Willie Tyler of violating the witness tampering statute by murdering a potential federal witness. Tyler claims error in the admission of a statement he submitted in connection with a previous sentencing. He also challenges several rulings of the trial court. We will affirm.

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