Legal Opinion
United States v. James W. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1975No. 74-1764PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge.
James W. Johnson has taken a timely appeal from his conviction by a jury verdict on an indictment charging extortion in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), the Hobbs Act. Defendant’s post-trial motions in arrest of judgment, judgment of acquittal or for a new trial were denied by the trial court 1 in an Order reported as United States v. Johnson, 381 F.Supp. 210 (D.Minn.1974). We affirm.
Defendant admits and the evidence shows that he and one Fritz Heiberg took part in the March 15, 1974, abduction of Mrs. Gunnar Kronholm, the wife of the president of the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. FrumentoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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