U.S. v. JEFFERSON

No. 08-4215.

546 F.3d 300 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William J. JEFFERSON, Defendant-Appellant. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Amicus Supporting Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: November 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robert P. Trout, Trout Cacheris, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Mark D. Lytle, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Amy Berman Jackson, Gloria B. Solomon, Trout Cacheris, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney, David B. Goodhand, Assistant United States Attorney, Rebeca H. Bellows, Assistant United States Attorney, Charles E. Duross, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. Melanie Sloan, Anne Weismann, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Supporting Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DUNCAN joined.


OPINION

KING, Circuit Judge:

By way of this interlocutory appeal, Congressman William J. Jefferson seeks relief from the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss a pending indictment (the "Indictment"). See United States v. Jefferson, 534 F.Supp.2d 645 (E.D.Va. 2008) (the "Opinion"). Jefferson contends — as the essential premise of his appeal — that the grand jury was improperly presented...

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