Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Finney v. United States

431 U.S. 905

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1977-05-02
Topic
general

limiting Williamson to cases where contingent fees are used to obtain evidence against particular persons | offense described in the first paragraph of § 2113(a) is analogous to common law robbery | offense described in the first paragraph of § 2113(a) is analogous to common law robbery | “Only where there is a manifest disregard of the agreement ... may a reviewing court disturb the award” | twelve indicted, three unindicted co-conspirators, five went to jury, two conspiracies, conviction affirmed | remarks by prosecutor that government accomplice witnesses would be subject to indictment for perjury and previously uncharged offenses in the event they testified falsely constituted permissible argument that the witnesses had no motive to testify falsely | applying harmless error rule to a Brady violation

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Ct. Cl. Certiorari denied.