U.S. v. LIPSCOMB

No. 00-10461.

299 F.3d 303 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Albert Louis LIPSCOMB, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan B. Cowger (argued), Dallas, TX, for U.S.

Shirley L. Baccus-Lobel (argued), Law Offices of Shirley Baccus-Lobel, William M. Ravkind (argued), Ravkind & Ravkind, Dallas, TX, for Lipscomb.

Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Albert Lipscomb, a former member of the Dallas City Council, appeals his convictions for conspiracy and program bribery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666 ("§ 666"). Whether he raises a constitutional challenge to his convictions, and, if so, how we should rule on that challenge, are questions that have divided our panel three ways, as will become clear from our separate writings. Despite this tripartite fractionation, however, different...

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