Antico v. United States
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Antico's case, leaving the lower court's judgment in place without deciding the legal question.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · June 1, 2020
- What it’s about
- The Court denied review of Antico’s case, leaving the Eleventh Circuit’s judgment in place. His petition challenged an Eleventh Circuit jury instruction that told a deadlocked jury to consider the expense of a retrial.
- Who it affects
- The judgment remains in place for Antico, but the Supreme Court gave no answer to the state-law-duty question in his case.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The dispute involved the federal honest-services fraud statute and an instruction about the expense of retrying a deadlocked case.
Question presented
Whether the "honest services" fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1346, requires the government to prove that the defendant violated a state-law duty?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. The Eleventh Circuit's judgment remains in place in Antico's case.
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Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.