Legal Opinion
United States v. Benny Smith, Also Known as Bennie
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 2, 1999No. 1998PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge PARKER dissents in a separate opinion.
POOLER, Circuit Judge:
Benny Smith appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Barbara S. Jones, Judge) convicting him after a seven-day jury trial of eleven counts of extortion, extortionate collection of money, and conspiracy to commit extortion in connection with his participation in a loansharking scheme that co-defendant Dennis De-Bernardis led.1 Smith asks that we vacate *381his convictions on Counts 4, 6, 8 and 10 for improper venue because the payments were made in the Eastern District of…
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