Legal Opinion
United States v. James L. Butler and F. Lee Hyden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1980No. 79-5046, 79-5047PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Defendants-appellants F. Lee Hyden and James L. Butler appeal from a jury conviction of four counts of conspiracy and extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Appellants were charged with one count of conspiring to violate the Hobbs Act, Title 18 United States Code § 371, and three counts each of violation of the substantive provisions of the Hobbs Act. The indictment alleged the occurrence of three specific instances in which appellants each knowingly and willfully affected interstate commerce by extortion, in that property was obtained from individuals…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United States v. AddonizioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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