Legal Opinion
United States v. Alejo Maldonado Medina
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 26, 1985No. 83-1546PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Alejo Maldonado Medina appeals from a jury conviction of conspiring to commit extortion, and the actual commission of the offense in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. The extortion consisted of kidnapping Mario Consuegra and telling Francisco Consueg-ra, Mario’s father and a wealthy jeweler, that his son faced violence and death unless and until a ransom of $224,800 in cash and gold chains was paid. Five issues are raised on appeal which we discuss seriatim.
I. THE ADMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF A PRIOR KIDNAPPING
The Consuegra kidnapping took…
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