Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick H. Wright, Jr, and William E. Armstrong
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1986No. 85-4208PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Two attorneys appeal their convictions for violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, by conspiring to extort and by extorting money from a law firm and its clients in exchange for not prosecuting drunken drivers in city court in Monroe, Louisiana. The appeal presents us with the question whether there was sufficient nexus between the alleged extortionate crimes and interstate commerce to support this federal prosecution. The defendants argue that their acts had only an attenuated impact on interstate commerce, an interference so remote as to amount to no effect…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Winston Eugene DaytonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. CulbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Oscar E. HydeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- United States v. Trudie P. WestmorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- John L. Jund v. The Town of Hempstead the Town of Hempstead Republican Committee the Nassau County Republican CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Darryl Freeman, Tyrone NettersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Oscar Martinez-MoncivaisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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