Legal Opinion
United States v. Abbey
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 3, 2009No. 07-2278PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Former Burton, Michigan, City Administrator Charles Abbey was convicted of conspiracy to bribe a public official under 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2), solicitation of a bribe by a public official under 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1), and extortion by a public official under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Though covering three crimes and two statutes, Abbey’s appeal boils down to a single assertion: that the government, to sustain a conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 666 or the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, must prove a direct link between a specific…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Wilkie v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Evans v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- United States v. AguilarSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- McCormick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by35 opinions
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