Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
|
| gptkbp:appeal |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
defendant insufficient evidence conviction affirmed |
| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
influenced public policy
significant legal ramifications increased scrutiny of politicians on public trust in government |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
15-1496
federal criminal case |
| gptkbp:commanded |
12 years in prison
|
| gptkbp:convictedOf |
May 2016
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:U.S._Attorney's_Office
gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Sheldon_Silver guilty |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit
July 13, 2017 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
gptkb:Southern_District_of_New_York
money laundering extortion bribery |
| gptkbp:firstGeneration |
November 2015
|
| gptkbp:homeGround |
former_New_York_Assembly_Speaker
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Silver
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
political climate
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Sheldon_Silver |
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Sheldon_Silver
corruption charges |
| gptkbp:isComposedOf |
$1.75 million
|
| gptkbp:judges |
Judges_Pooler,_Katzmann,_and_Wesley
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
upheld conviction
influence on future cases impact on public corruption laws |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive
|
| gptkbp:notable_player |
gptkb:Michael_D._Bachner
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
anti-corruption laws
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
approximately 2 years
political fallout available in legal databases analyzed by legal experts used in law schools published in legal journals widely discussed in legal circles high-profile corruption case ongoing discussions about ethics |
| gptkbp:outcome |
conviction upheld
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent corruption cases
|
| gptkbp:publicAccess |
high
controversial |
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Blagojevich
gptkb:United_States_v._Menendez for state legislators New_York_political_landscape |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:New_York_State_Assembly
political corruption |