United States v. Christopher J. Mahan

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Christopher J. Mahan, appeals from his conviction and sentence for conspiracy against the civil rights of oth ers, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 241, and intimidation and interference with a family’s occupancy of a dwelling because of race, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 42 U.S.C. § 3631(a). Mahan’s conviction stems from his participation in a conspiracy to oust an African-American family from their home by littering their yard with approximately one hundred copies of a hate flyer threatening physical violence.

On appeal, Mahan first contends that the…