Supreme Court Reduces Enron CEO's Sentence

HOUSTON - The U.S. Supreme Court handed Enron CEO Jeff Skilling a legal victory Thursday.

Ruling prosecutors erred when they used the "honest services" law to help convict him.

The high court, however, did not overturn Skilling's conviction for his role in the Enron scandal because prosecutors used additional laws to win the conviction.

FOX 26 News legal analyst Chris Tritico says federal prosecutors have made a habit of misusing the "honest services" statute.

"It was intended, as the Supreme Court said today, intended for limited use, bribery and kickback schemes that corporate officials and government officials engage in," Tritico says.

The case will now be sent back to a lower court.

Tritico says it's likely Skilling's prison sentence will be reduced as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling.