United States v. George Kastenbaum

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case is no stranger to the Court; it has been here twice before. In one way or another all three appeals involve the effect of evidence that a dead eat was found on the doorstep of a key witness.

In February 1970 George Kastenbaum, a Miami lawyer, and Norman Jacobs, the manager of a taxicab company, were tried for conspiracy to commit extortion and attempt to commit extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. They were accused of attempting to persuade Raymond Casella, a night club tour operator, to pay them money to bribe the Miami Beach City Council…