Legal Opinion
United States v. Nelson
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided February 15, 1980No. G78-115 CR5PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HILLMAN, Douglas W. District Judge.
THE CASE
On July 26, 1978, the grand jury indicted Earl E. Nelson, a Michigan State Senator, with violating the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951) by accepting $5,000.00 from John A. MacLellan, a lawyer, businessman and lobbyist, in exchange for his introducing legislation designed to legalize greyhound dog racing in the State of Michigan. 18 U.S.C. § 1951 reads, in part, as follows:
“(a) Whoever in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery or extortion or attempts or…
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