The Paul Minor case (see here) may flesh out some of the questions left unresolved by the Court ruling inSkilling. Across the country we are seeing cases being reexamined to determine whether the conduct, indictment, jury instructions, and trial focused on "bribery or kickbacks" – the one permissible activity for "honest services" in the fraud statute – 18 USC 1346. In this regard, in the Paul Minor case we see several interesting issues – 1) Does the Mississippi bribery law meet the Skilling Court's test of "a uniform national standard,"; and 2) How should a court factor in that the prosecution used "concealment" and "self-dealing" in the indictment and closing argument as opposed to terms that would represent bribery. The high powered lineup to present these issues are: Ted Olson and David Debold of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Motion to Vacate Convictions –Download Motion to Vacate

Memo in Support of Motion to Vacate Convictions-Download Motion to Vacate – Memo

Government Response – Download 46738335-US-Response-to-Paul-Minor-s-lastest-motion-to-dismiss-010711

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