Legal Opinion
Myers v. Rhay
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1978No. 76-3666PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This is a joint appeal by Morris Phillips and James Beasley, who were convicted of conspiracy to commit extortion, in violation of the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951) (Count I) , and of attempting to commit extortion, also in violation of the Hobbs Act (Count II) . Phillips was sentenced to concurrent three-year terms and fined $10,000.00. Beasley was sentenced to concurrent five-year terms.
ISSUES
Appellants raise on appeal the following issues:(1) Both appellants question whether their conduct falls within the ambit of the Hobbs Act;
Phillips contends:(2) That the…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Paul John Carbo, Frank Palermo, Joseph Sica, Louis Tom Dragna, and Truman K. Gibson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Goldberg v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. CulbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. AddonizioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Robert Lee Holleman v. Jack R. Duckworth and Indiana Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- John v. Carothers v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent, Washington State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States of America Ex Rel. Paul K. Searcy v. Jim Greer, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Robert R. Cody v. P. J. Morris, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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