Legal Opinion
United States v. Alfred Villalobos
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2014No. 12-50300PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MILAN D. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-Appellant Alfred Nash Villa-lobos appeals from his conviction for attempted extortion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and endeavoring to obstruct justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503(a). Villalobos claims that the district court erred in instructing the jury that all threats to testify or provide information are “wrongful” under the Hobbs Act if made with the intent to induce or take advantage of fear, and in precluding a claim of right defense to the attempted extortion charge. We hold that even though the district court’s jury…
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