Published 22:30, October the 13th, 2009
Top court to hear Enron appeal
WASHINGTON. The Supreme Court said yesterday that it would hear an appeal by former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling of his 2006 felony conviction stemming from the giant energy trader’s collapse.
The justices agreed to review a U.S. appeals court ruling that upheld Skilling’s 19 felony convictions.
Skilling’s attorneys appealed to the Supreme Court, arguing that prosecutors used a flawed legal theory to convict him and there had been juror bias against him.
