Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank John Schweihs, United States of America v. Anthony F. Daddino
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 9, 1992No. 90-1463, 90-1464PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
The fifteen counts of the indictment of Schweihs and Daddino all involved the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. The Act punishes anyone who affects interstate commerce by extortion, or attempts or conspires so to do. COUNT ONE charged Schweihs and Daddino with conspiring with each other and other persons to affect interstate commerce by extortion of money from William R. Wemette and Leonard Cross. The conspiracy allegedly began in the summer of 1985 and continued through September 15, 1988.
COUNTS TWO, THREE, and FOUR charged Schweihs and Daddino with attempts to…
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