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Opinion
Filed
Aug. 5, 2019
Case
Robert Cordaro v. United States
Case status
Decided

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CHAGARES, Circuit Judge. In 2011, Robert Cordaro was convicted of bribery, extortion, and racketeering, along with other crimes. At his trial, the court instructed the jury that those crimes required an "official act." In 2016, however, the Supreme Court clarified what does - and does not - constitute an "official act" in McDonnell v. United States , --- U.S. ----,…

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