Percoco v. United States
Brief Details
- Case No.: 21-1158
- Brief Filed: September 07, 2022
- Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court
Key Topics in the Brief
Briefs
Argument(s)
The Second Circuit’s reliance-and-control theory of honest services fraud epitomizes the dangers of importing equitable doctrines into the criminal law. That theory goes far beyond the core of honest services fraud. It is – by design – a fact-dependent, elastic theory incapable of precise definition. The Court should reject it and reaffirm that malleable equitable principles have no place in honest services fraud or the criminal law generally.
Author(s)
Steven F. Molo, MoloLamken LLP, New York, NY; Kenneth E. Notter III, MoloLamken LLP, Chicago, IL; Joshua L. Dratel, NACDL, New York, NY.
