Legal Opinion
United States v. John M. Beeler
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1978No. 77-5372PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALLANTINE, District Judge.
Defendant, John M. Beeler, was convicted by a jury in the Eastern District of Tennessee for obstructing, delaying and affecting commerce by extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1976). 1 Beeler, as Knox County Commissioner of Welfare, allegedly extorted payments from Robert Kenneth Vann, manager of Browning-Ferris Industries of Knoxville, Inc. (BFI). We reverse.
The voters of Knox County, Tennessee, elected Beeler their Commissioner of Welfare in 1970 and reelected him in 1974. The Knox County Board of Commissioners is composed of three elected…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Tyrone Gaither v. United States of America, Charles Tatum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- United States v. SomersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- United States v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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