United States v. Wiggan

700 F.3d 1204 (2012)

From our private database of 46,400+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

United States v. Wiggan

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
700 F.3d 1204 (2012)

  • Written by Sharon Feldman, JD

Facts

Joann Wiggan (defendant) was a technician at a communications company. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents were investigating a wiretap conspiracy and learned that the conspiracy leader’s wiretap source was Ray Turner, a former employee of Wiggan’s company. The FBI reviewed Turner’s telephone records and found numerous calls to a voicemail account assigned to Wiggan. Wiggan was interviewed by the FBI and denied having had contact with Turner during the time period in question. Wiggan testified before the grand jury that she had not retrieved any messages from her voicemail account. When Wiggan appeared before the grand jury again, she gave an excuse for her prior testimony and, after agreeing that her prior statement about not having accessed her voicemail was false, added that her husband said she had accessed her voicemail. Wiggan was indicted and convicted for making a false declaration under oath. On appeal, she argued that she had recanted her grand jury testimony and the district court should have submitted the recantation defense to the jury.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Fernandez, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 830,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

Here's why 830,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,400 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 830,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,400 briefs - keyed to 994 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership