Legal Opinion
United States v. Stephen Poludniak, United States of America v. Elizabeth E. Weigand
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1981No. 80-2133, 80-2134PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Stephen Poludniak and Elizabeth E. Weigand, who were jointly charged and tried as defendants in the District Court.1 The two-count indictment charged, in Count I, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(d), extortion by a telephone call which threatens to injure the reputation of another, and, in Count II, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. The alleged victims of the extortion and conspiracy were a corporation, Missouri Pipefittings Company, its managing director, J. J. Thyson, and its vice-president and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Don C. Silverthorne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Kenneth O. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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