Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Law Students Blogs -> Nuts & Boalts

Law Students

: Nuts & Boalts

The Distinguished Gentleman*

Following a weekend thumping of my beloved Bruins, Monday brought more bad news with the conviction of former Bruin, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). Aside from being a Bruin, the Senator spoke at Boalt in 2007 I believe. With that said, I cannot hide my glee that such an opponent of environmental regulation may finally be out of office.

Substantively, I'm a bit surprised by the verdict. I'm not a public corruption law expert, but I know the mental state required for false reporting is "knowingly." David Rosen, like Sen. Stevens, took the stand and denied that he ever knowingly filed false reports. The jury believed Rosen, but not Stevens.

* One of the best lines from that movie:

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Terry, tell me something. With all this money coming in from both sides, how does anything ever get done?
Terry Corrigan: It doesn't. That's the genius of the system.

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on October 27, 2008 (boomark / email).