United States v. Rigas
United States v. Rigas
Opinion
ORDER
Upon consideration of the petition for rehearing filed by Appellee the United States of America and the answer filed by Appellants John J. Rigas and Timothy Rigas, it is hereby ORDERED that the petition for rehearing en banc is granted on the sole issue of whether the two clauses in 18 U.S.C. § 371 — the “offense” clause and the “defraud” clause — constitute separate offenses under the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution.
The Clerk of this Court shall list the appeal for rehearing en banc on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. Additional briefing in this matter is not required. The parties are directed to file an additional 25 copies of the briefs which were previously filed with the Clerk within 14 days from the date of this order.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America v. John J. RIGAS; Timothy J. Rigas, Appellants
- Status
- Published