honest services statue 
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Tue Dec 15, 2009 at 08:42:19 PM EST
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I wrote over the weekend about how the United States Supreme Court had heard two cases looking at the honest services statute and the potential implications of their decision on Joe Ferriero. Ferriero is now asking to have his sentencing delayed until the Supreme Court decides:In a Dec. 14 letter, Ferriero's attorney told U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler that he will ask for the February sentencing to be deferred until the justices issue opinions on the "honest services" statute, a controversial anti-corruption law used to convict public officials nationwide. During arguments last week, several Supreme Court justices asked whether the law was too vague, prompting legal experts to predict they may find it unconstitutional. The court is expected to issue its ruling by July.
"So that there are no surprises, we intend to request that the court defer any final decisions on all honest services issues until we receive the opinions from the United States Supreme Court," wrote the lawyer, Joseph A. Hayden Jr. Stay tuned to this one.
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