Legal Opinion
United States v. Hairston
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 1, 1995No. Nos. 92-5597, 92-5605, 92-5606 and 92-5631PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded in part by published opinion. Senior Judge BUTZNER wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge ERVIN and Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined.
OPINION
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
The principal issues are whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdicts finding Patrick T. Hairston and Rodney J. Sumler guilty of extortion and whether the instruction pertaining to extortion under col- or of official right was reversible error. A grand jury returned a 28-count indictment against Hairston, Sumler, and Lee Faye Mack. The jury convicted…
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