U.S. v. SMITH

No. 14-60688.

804 F.3d 724 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Calvin Louis SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 23, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Jerry Lynn Rushing, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William Cart Barrett, Esq. , Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BENAVIDES, CLEMENT, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Calvin Louis Smith ("Defendant") appeals his jury trial conviction for soliciting or accepting a bribe in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B). Defendant served as an alderman for the City of Canton, Mississippi, and the jury found that he agreed to accept several thousand dollars in exchange for influencing...

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