United States v. Desfosses

4 Citing cases

  1. United States v. Crinel

    CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 15-61 SECTION: "E" (2) (E.D. La. May. 19, 2017)   Cited 1 times

    Similarly, other courts have explained the elements needed to support a conviction pursuant to ยง 1516 as proof of the following beyond a reasonable: 1) that the defendant endeavored to influence, obstruct, or impede a Federal auditor in the performance of official duties; 2) that the Federal auditor was performing official duties related to a person, entity, or program receiving in excess of $100,000, directly or indirectly from the United States in any one year period under a contract or subcontract, grant or cooperative agreement; and 3) that the defendant did so with the intent to deceive or defraud the United States.See United States v. DesFosses, 2011 WL 4104702, at *4 (D. Idaho Sept. 13, 2011) (citing United States v. Hymer, 2011 WL 672069, at *1 (S.D.W. Va. Feb. 14, 2011)). "The starting point in discerning congressional intent is the existing statutory text[].

  2. Kimzey v. Diversified Servs., Inc.

    Case No. 15-1369-JTM (D. Kan. Jan. 13, 2017)   Cited 5 times
    Declining to "exclude an entire category of [golden rule] statements in advance" in favor of "rul[ing] on such objections as they arise at trial in the context of specific statements"

    A motion in limine which "generally lacks specificity as to any particular evidence" is properly denied. See United States v. DesFosses, 2011 WL 4104702, *8 (D. Idaho 2011).United States v. Enns, No. 15-10045-JTM, *1 (D. Kan. Dec. 14, 2005).

  3. United States v. Beasley

    Case No. 13-10112-10-JTM (D. Kan. Feb. 8, 2016)   Cited 1 times   1 Legal Analyses

    Id. A motion in limine which "generally lacks specificity as to any particular evidence" is properly denied. See United States v. DesFosses, 2011 WL 4104702, *8 (D. Idaho 2011). 2015 WL 8770006, *1.

  4. United States v. Enns

    Case No. 15-10045-JTM (D. Kan. Dec. 14, 2015)   Cited 5 times
    In Enns, this court recently rejected a similar generic motion in limine seeking to require that the government abide by the Federal Rules of Evidence.

    Id. A motion in limine which "generally lacks specificity as to any particular evidence" is properly denied. See United States v. DesFosses, 2011 WL 4104702, *8 (D. Idaho 2011). Defendant Shelman has separately moved to exclude the Indictment from submission to the jury at the time of deliberations.