Percoco v. United States
Decided May 11, 2023. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 21-1158 · 598 U.S. 319 (2023) · Cited 29 times
Holding
Jury instructions on the legal standard for finding that a private citizen owes the government a duty of honest services based on the Second Circuit’s decision in United States v. Margiotta, 688 F. 2d 108 (1982), were erroneous.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
Concurring · 2
- Clarence Thomas
- Neil M. Gorsuch · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Skilling v. United States · 561 U.S. 358 (2010)
- McNally v. United States · 483 U.S. 350 (1987)
- Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
- United States v. Wiltberger · 18 U.S. 76 (1820)
- United States v. REESE · 92 U.S. 214 (1876)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Hansen · 599 U.S. 762 (2023)
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