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UNITED STATES v. BREWSTER

No. 70-45.

408 U.S. 501 (1972)

92 S.Ct. 2531

33 L.Ed.2d 507

UNITED STATES v. BREWSTER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued March 20, 1972.

Decided June 29, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Griswold reargued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs on the original argument were Assistant Attorney General Wilson, Jerome M. Feit, and Beatrice Rosenberg. With him on the brief on the reargument were Assistant Attorney General Petersen and Mr. Feit.

Norman P. Ramsey reargued the cause for appellee. With him on the briefs were Thomas Waxter, Jr., and H. Thomas Howell.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This direct appeal from the District Court presents the question whether a Member of Congress may be prosecuted under 18 U. S. C. §§ 201 (c) (1), 201 (g), for accepting a bribe in exchange for a promise relating to an official act. Appellee, a former United States Senator, was charged in five counts of a 10-count indictment.1 Counts one, three, five, and seven alleged...

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