United States v. George Burkhalter

On May 9, 1983, George Burkhalter was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and on four counts of committing extortion in violation of the Act. On June 3, 1983, Burkhalter filed a motion for a Bill of Particulars requesting the names of any “unindicted coconspira-tors whose names [are] known to the United States.” The United States filed a response to the motion naming one unindict-ed coconspirator, Scott Walls. After the district judge granted a motion for a continuance, trial was set for September 8, 1983.

On September…