Legal Opinion
United States v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 16, 1996No. Nos. 1130, 1103, 1101, 1215, 1149, 1175, Dockets 95-1318, 95-1319, 95-1320, 95-1428, 95-1429, 95-1441PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Darren Nelson, Ezra Clarke, Shannon Richards, Angel Alonso, Ruben Col-*1318lazo and Merton Taylor appeal from convictions for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1951, the Hobbs Act, following a jury trial before Judge Edward R. Korman in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. They assert a variety of errors relating to jury selection, evidentiary rulings, jury instructions, sufficiency of the evidence against them and sentencing. For the reasons stated below, the convictions are affirmed.
Background
Defendants, all of whom are Black or Latino,…
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