Legal Opinion

United States v. Reginald J. Holzer

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 19, 1988No. 86-1879PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Reginald Holzer, formerly an Illinois state trial judge, guilty of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, extortion, 18 U.S. C. § 1951 (Hobbs Act), and racketeering, 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, Act). Judge Marshall imposed concurrent sentences of 18 years on the extortion and racketeering charges and 5 years on the mail fraud charges. We affirmed. 816 F.2d 304 (7th Cir.1987). Holzer petitioned for certiorari, challenging only the mail fraud counts. While his petition was pending, the Supreme Court decided McNally v.…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. McNally v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Carpenter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  4. United States v. Joseph M. MargiottaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  5. United States v. Alan ShacklefordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by99 opinions

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  3. United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo, Donato F. Angiulo, Samuel S. Granito, Francesco J. Angiulo and Michele A. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Edwin Edwards Stephen Edwards Cecil Brown Andrew Martin Bobby JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Thomas E. KeaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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