Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2001No. 00-60587PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Robert Leslie Williams (“Defendant”), a former City Councilman of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, appeals his conviction for conspiracy to commit extortion and solicitation of bribery payments relating to the renewal of Time Warner’s contract to provide cable television in Jackson. Finding no reversible error in his conviction, we AFFIRM.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
On December 9, 1997, the Jackson City Council voted 4 to 3 to reject Time Warner’s proposal to renew its cable franchise. Defendant was one of the four council-members that voted against the…
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