United States v. Everett W. Thompson, Jr.

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• holding that “corruptly persuades” means persuasion motivated by an improper purpose, and finding evidence of corrupt persuasion sufficient where defendant urged witness to make false statements
• holding same with regard to \false testimony\ affirmative defense to federal witness tampering offense
• disapproving of the court's inviting juror questions as each witness was about to leave the stand
• explaining that “even if multiple conspiracies are found, the jury should convict the defendant if it finds that one of the proven conspiracies is the one alleged in the indictment and that the defendant was a member of it”
• affirming denial of recusal motion which sought a judge’s recusal based on his prior employment with the United States Attorney’s office
• finding § 1512(b) not to be unconstitutionally overbroad or vague because “Section 1512(b

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