Legal Opinion
United States v. Ira Blackwood
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1985No. 84-2852PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.
On December 14, 1983, Ira Blackwood (appellant) was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with one count of racketeering (Count One) in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) (1982), and ten counts of extortion (Counts Two through Eleven) in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1982). On July 2, 1984, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, James B. Moran, District Judge, denied appellant’s motion to dismiss the indictment. On August 10, 1984, the court…
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- United States v. Clarence E. BraaschCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by40 opinions
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