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Jun. 4, 2005

Arthur Anderson: How Altering Jury Instructions Can Come Back to Haunt

Forum Column - By Ray Jurado - Much will be written about the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Arthur Anderson LLP v. United States, 544 U.S. ____ (2005), on the defense of corporate accounting scandals, however, the decision is also a cautionary tale to prosecutors. In the course of litigating hard-fought and especially high-profile criminal cases like Arthur Anderson, prosecutors may lose sight of the potential consequences of positions they take.

        
        Forum Column
        
        By Ray Jurado
        
        Much will be written about the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Arthur Anderson...

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