BUSINESS LAW

No . 1716698 : BUSINESS LAW

1 . Introduction

This seeks to analyze a business-related Supreme Court Case ' that happened between 1998-present from the following Web site http /www .landmarkcases .org and answer the following questions

1 . In what state did this case originate

2 . How long had the case been in the litigation process (how many years

3 . What is jurisdiction in relation to this case

2 . Answers to Questions

2 .1 . In what state did this case originate

The case originated from the state of Texas . The is case is

based on the case facts which say : In March 2002 , petitioner was indicted in the Southern District of Texas on one count of violating 1512 (b (2 (A ) and (B (Findlaw , 2006

2 .2 . How long had the case been in the litigation process (how many years

It was d in March 2002 and the Supreme Court has overturned the conviction in May 31 , 2005 . Hence the case lasted for more than 3 years

2 .3 . What is jurisdiction in relation to this case

Jurisdiction is defined the as the authority of the court to hear and decide a case . The charge of obstruction of justice is a crime and the rule in criminal jurisdiction is territorial . Since the case of the obstruction of justice was related in the 2001 Enron Scandal , and since Enron is located in Texas , the crime of obstruction of justice will fall under the territorial jurisdiction of a court in Texas

3 . Conclusion

Business related case could take the form of criminal or civil case . The Enron scandal has affected the business of many Americans and lower court 's conviction of Andersen but was reversed by the US Supreme Court is case that will not be forgotten in remembering the lessons of Enron

4 . Reference

Findlaw (2006 , Arthur Andersen Llp V . United States www document URL http /caselaw .lp .findlaw .com /scripts /getcase .pl ?court US vol 000 invol 04-368 , Accessed August 23 ,2006 Case brief of the case of Arthur Andersen v . United Stated as required per Appendices B and C

Title of the case

Arthur Andersen Llp V . United States

Certiorari to the United States court of appeals for the fifth circuit

No . 04-368 .Argued April 27 , 2005--Decided May 31 , 2005

1 . Facts

As Enron Corporation 's financial difficulties became public petitioner , Enron 's auditor , instructed its employees to destroy documents pursuant to its document retention policy . Petitioner was indicted under 18 U . S . C . 1512 (b (2 (A ) and (B , which make it a crime to "knowingly . corruptly persuad[e] another person . with intent to . cause " that person to "withhold " documents from , or "alter " documents for use in , an "official proceeding ' The jury returned a guilty verdict , and the Fifth Circuit affirmed , holding that the District Court 's jury instructions properly conveyed the meaning of "corruptly persuades " and "official proceeding " in 1512 (b that the jury need not find any consciousness of wrongdoing in to convict and that there was...