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April 3, 2009

NMC: Notes about Minor’s argument about what was missing from the instructions

NMC: Notes about Minor’s argument about what was missing from the instructions In the immediate prior post, I described what I saw in the Minor case oral argument. This post supplements that with some notes about what Minor’s brief said about the jury instructions at issue. This case is about these jury instruction issues and…
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April 2, 2009

NMC: Some Thoughts on the Paul Minor oral argument

NMC: Some Thoughts on the Paul Minor oral argument The primary issue was about what exactly was required for the government to prove a quid pro quo. Did the government have to prove an actual exchange of promises at the time of the payment (that is, at the time Minor signed the loan documents)? Minor’s…