Bomb trial ploy could self-destruct
Article Abstract:
Letting Michael Fortier, Timothy McVeigh's close friend, testify as to McVeigh's private admission of complicity in the bomb plot is a risk for the prosecution because the line between misprision liability and guilt as a participant is easily crossed. Fortier will either come across as a participant or as an innocent witness and both positions are dangerous for the prosecution. The state made the deal with the premise that Fortier was a mere observer, not a participant.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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Court to consider resale price ceilings, floors; the high court could overturn 'per se' law against maximum resale price maintenance
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The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit decision of Khan v. State Oil Co., giving the court the opportunity to rule on resale price maintenance. The court could overturn the per se rule against maximum resale price maintenance, giving manufacturers the chance to limit dealers' resale prices. If the court went further, the decision could have extremely far-reaching effects.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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