Legal Opinion
United States v. Gary Lester, United States of America v. Leroy "Obie" McGill United States of America v. Gary "Geek" Lester
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1984No. 83-1242, 83-1262 and 83-1268PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals follow the government’s successful prosecution of Gary Lester and Leroy McGill for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to obstruct justice and to obstruct a criminal investigation), 18 U.S.C. § 1503 (obstruction of justice), and 18 U.S.C. § 1510 (obstruction of a criminal investigation). The jury returned guilty verdicts against both defendants on all counts. Acting under Fed.R.Crim.P. 29(c), the district judge entered judgments of acquittal as to the two substantive counts for Lester and the conspiracy count for McGill. The government…
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