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Sincerity Is Not A Crime

By Neil Shous, Esq.

California has a number of criminal bribery charges. Some involve bribing public officials, some involve private businesses, some involve jurors, and some involve witnesses. But no matter who the ?players? are that are involved in the alleged bribe, there is one defense that is common to them all. If you don?t have an ill motive or a corrupt intent, you aren?t guilty of violating California?s bribery laws. Take, for example, Penal Code 165 PC, California?s law against bribing County Supervisors or Public Corporations. Before prosecutors can convict you under Penal Code 165 PC for bribing a County Supervisor or a Public Corporation (or for being a County Supervisor or Public Officer who has accepted a bribe), they must be able to prove that you had a corrupt intent...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on May 06, 2010 (boomark / email).