Legal Opinion
United States v. James Demasi
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 9, 1971No. 1002_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
After a trial before a jury, appellant James DeMasi was convicted on two counts of violating the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951) by interfering with interstate commerce through attempts to gain control of a night club in New Rochelle, New York, by force and violence, and was also convicted on one count of conspiring to violate that section. He was sentenced to concurrent sentences of ten years on each count, but has been enlarged on bail pending determination of this appeal.
The events giving rise to this prosecution occurred in 1963. Sensing an unexploited market for a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Wickard v. FilburnSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Katzenbach v. McClungSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Anthony Provenzano, Stephen Andretta, and Thomas AndrettaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Rev. Alberto Mejias, A/K/A Rev. Angel OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. MandelDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
- United States v. Robert Capo, Tadeusz Snacki, A/K/A "Ted Snacki", Walter SnackiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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