OCASIO v. U.S.

No. 14-361.

136 S.Ct. 1423 (2016)

194 L. Ed. 2d 520

Samuel OCASIO, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 2, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethan P. Davis , Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Allon Kedem , Washington, DC, for respondent.

Daniel S. Epps , Cambridge, MA, Ashley C. Parrish , Ethan P. Davis , Counsel of Record, David M. Barnes , David P. Mattern , King & Spalding LLP, Washington, DC, Megan R. Nishikawa , King & Spalding LLP, San Francisco, CA, James P. Sullivan , King & Spalding LLP, Austin, TX, for petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor Gen., Counsel of Record, Leslie R. Caldwell , Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor Gen., Allon Kedem , Asst. to the Solicitor Gen., Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr. , Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for the United States.

Joseph C. Perry , Baker Botts L.L.P., New York, NY, Evan A. Young , Counsel of Record, Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, TX, for amicus curiae Former United States Attorneys, in support of petitioner.

Jonathan Hacker , National Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Washington, DC, Andrew J. Pincus , Counsel of Record, Jeffrey H. Redfern , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for amicus curiae National Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, in support of petitioners.


Petitioner Samuel Ocasio, a former officer in the Baltimore Police Department, participated in a kickback scheme with the owners of a local auto repair shop. When petitioner and other Baltimore officers reported to the scene of an auto accident, they persuaded the owners of damaged cars to have their...

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