Legal Opinion
United States v. Gotti
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 12, 2006No. Docket Nos. 04-2746-CR(L) 04-2960-CR(XAP), 04-4217-CR(CON) 04-4842-CR(CON), 04-5071-CR(CON), 06-0726-CR(CON)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge.
This case raises an issue of first impression for this Court: the scope of the Supreme Court’s holding in Scheidler v. National Org. for Women, Inc., 537 U.S. 393, 123 S.Ct. 1057, 154 L.Ed.2d 991 (2003) (“Scheidler II”),1 in which the Supreme Court tightened the requirements for finding that a defendant has committed extortion under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. On appeal, the defendants-appellants — Peter Gotti, Richard G. Gotti, Anthony (“Sonny”) Ciccone, and Richard Bondi — argue that Scheidler II invalidates all of the Hobbs Act counts in this case that were…
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- National Organization for Women, Inc. v. ScheidlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- United States v. Frank Locascio, and John GottiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
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