No. 16-877 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States _________ AUSTIN “JACK” DECOSTER AND PETER DECOSTER, Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ________ On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ________ BRIEF OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE, AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS ________ SHANA-TARA O’TOOLE CLIFFORD W. BERLOW DIRECTOR, WHITE Counsel of Record COLLAR CRIME POLICY ASHLEY N. VAN ZELST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NATHANIEL K.S. WACKMAN OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE GRACE C. SIGNORELLI- LAWYERS CASSADY 1600 L Street, NW JENNER & BLOCK LLP Washington, D.C. 20005 353 N. Clark Street (202) 465-7627 Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 840-7366
[email protected] Counsel for Amici Curiae Additional Counsel on Inside Cover LINDA E. KELLY ERICA L. MARSHALL PATRICK N. FORREST CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE MANUFACTURERS’ 1875 Eye Street, NW CENTER FOR LEGAL Suite 800 ACTION Washington, D.C. 20006 733 10th Street, NW (202) 803-6068 Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 637-3000 i TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ......................................... iii INTEREST OF THE AMICI CURIAE ....................... 1 SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT ............................... 3 ARGUMENT ....................................................................... 4 I. This Case Presents Important Questions Regarding The Fairness Of Vicarious Criminal Liability .........................................................