Silver v. United States
| Decision Date | 25 January 2021 |
| Docket Number | No. 20-60,20-60 |
| Citation | 209 L.Ed.2d 18,141 S.Ct. 656 (Mem) |
| Parties | Sheldon SILVER v. UNITED STATES, et al. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Normally, extortion and bribery are treated as distinct crimes. In Evans v. United States , 504 U.S. 255, 112 S.Ct. 1881, 119 L.Ed.2d 57 (1992), however, this Court conflated them for purposes of the Hobbs Act when a public official is the defendant. Id. , at 260, 112 S.Ct. 1881. Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices Scalia, THOMAS, and BREYER have all questioned that judgment. See id. , at 278, 112 S.Ct. 1881 (THOMAS, J., joined by Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia, J., dissenting); Ocasio v. United States , 578 U. S. ––––, ––––, 136 S.Ct. 1423, 1437, 194 L.Ed.2d 520 (2016) (BREYER, J., concurring); id. , at –––– – ––––, 136 S.Ct., at 1437-1438 (THOMAS, J., dissenting). I would have granted this case to reconsider Evans in light of these thoughtful criticisms.
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