Legal Opinion
United States v. Dennis Ronald Ross, United States of America v. Richard Alan Reichard
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1984No. 80-1714, 80-1715PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants challenge their convictions for attempted extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. The appellants were earlier convicted of attempted bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery, but these convictions were reversed for having been obtained under the wrong statute. This appeal contends that the second trial and indictment violated the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment. The appellants also argue that the district court did not have jurisdiction to try the attempted extortion charge. Their last argument is that the second…
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