U.S. v. TYLER

No. 12-1975.

732 F.3d 241 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America v. Willie TYLER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion Filed: October 3, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Krauss, Esq. , [argued], Office of Federal Public Defender, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellant Willie Tyler.

Gordon A.D. Zubrod, Esq. , Assistant United States Attorney, [argued], Office of United States Attorney, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee United States of America.

Before: FUENTES, SHWARTZ, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FUENTES, Circuit Judge:

Willie Tyler was charged under state law for the murder of Doreen Proctor, a witness who was scheduled to testify at his brother's state trial. Tyler was acquitted of the murder charge but convicted of witness intimidation and served a term in state prison. After his release, federal prosecutors brought charges for witness tampering by murder and by intimidation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512. At Tyler...

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