For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email jeremy@reprintpros.com for prices or call 949-702-5390.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Securities

Dec. 14, 2010

Chief Judge Blasts Prosecutors

Tossing out a 2007 fraud conviction against a former McAfee Inc. executive, 9th Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski blasted federal prosecutors for "trying to stretch criminal law beyond its proper bounds."


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


While tossing out a 2007 fraud conviction against former McAfee Inc. Chief Financial Officer Prabhat Goyal on Friday, Chief Judge of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Alex Kozinski blasted federal prosecutors for what he described as a consistent pattern of "trying to stretch criminal law beyond its proper bounds."


The 9th Circuit panel reversed all 15 counts of Goyal's conviction on se...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.