Legal Opinion
United States v. Casimir Staszcuk
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1975No. 73-1869PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
Count III of the indictment1 charged that on December 8, 1970, appellant did obstruct, delay and affect commerce as defined in the Hobbs Act2 by extorting $3,000 from a person named Allen.3 The government proved that defendant received the $3,000 and that he did not oppose a subsequent zoning change authorizing the construction of an animal hospital. However, no such hospital was ever built. Therefore, there is no evidence that either the zoning change or the payment had any effect whatsoever, either favorable or unfavorable, on interstate commerce. The question…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by125 opinions
- United States of America, in No. 81-1020 v. Jannotti, Harry P. United States of America, in No. 81-1021 v. Schwartz, George XCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- United States v. John M. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. John Bagnariol, United States of America v. Gordon L. Walgren, United States of America v. Patrick GallagherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Summit Health, Ltd. v. PinhasSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Al TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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