Legal Opinion
United States v. R. Gordon Reeves, Doylin C. Kile, and Charles J. Kerlegon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1990No. 18-50800PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by three defendants of convictions for extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion. We affirm.
R. Gordon Reeves, Charles J. Kerlegon, and Doylin C. Kile were members of the Board of Commissioners of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District (the Dock Board). In August 1986 Bill Henry formed Port Stevedoring, Inc., a stevedor-ing company operating at the Port of Lake Charles. A disagreement over compensation arose between Henry and Harlen Du-hon, who had helped Henry to organize Port Stevedoring. In December the Dock Board was considering whether to…
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