Sentences with phrase «public corruption cases changed»

Both appeals court rulings made clear that overturning the convictions did not mean innocents had been brought to the slaughter, only that while their cases were moving through the justice system, the proof needed in public corruption cases changed.

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Silver was convicted of using his political influence for political favors; the conviction was tossed last summer, when appellate judges in the 2nd Circuit ruled that the definition of «official acts» had been changed by a previous Supreme Court decision in the public corruption case of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.

Lawyers representing Dean Skelos appealed his criminal conviction Thursday, arguing the former New York state Senate majority leader should get a new trial because a U.S. Supreme Court case had changed the definition of some public - corruption offenses.

This is of particular importance in public corruption cases, where the rules changed about five years ago, after the Supreme Court imposed the requirement in honest services fraud cases that the government prove a quid pro quo.

He noted voters on the same ballot next month will have an opportunity to approve changes to the constitution — including stripping pensions from government officials convicted in felony corruption cases connected to their public jobs.

Driven by one woman's relentless quest for the truth, the case exposes a world of corruption, captivates the public and changes LA forever.