Opinion ID: 3049934
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Nine Parties to This Appeal

Text: This present consolidated appeal involves not only defendant McNair’s appeal in the USI case but also these defendants’ appeals in the other four trials: (1) McNair trial: defendants McNair, PUGH, Roland Pugh, RAST, Bobby for the government in the USI trial. 6 McNair’s motion to dismiss sought dismissal of Counts 32 and 50 (both counts of conspiracy to commit bribery), arguing under “Wharton’s Rule” that a conspiracy cannot exist as an offense separate from the substantive offense of bribery (charged in Counts 33-37). 9 Rast, Danny Rast, FWDE, and Dougherty. Defendant Yessick (President of PUGH) was convicted at trial and does not appeal. (2) Swann trial: defendants Swann, PUGH, RAST, Bobby Rast, FWDE, and Dougherty. Defendant Yessick was convicted at trial and does not appeal. (3) Barber trial: defendant PUGH. Defendants Barber and Yessick pled guilty and do not appeal. (4) Wilson trial: defendant PUGH. Defendant Wilson was convicted at trial and does not appeal. Albeit from five separate cases, the defendant-appellants raise many of the same issues. We discuss (1) the evidence in the McNair, Swann, Barber, and Wilson trials, and (2) the issues commonly raised by the defendants, followed by (3) certain issues pertaining to particular defendants.