Legal Opinion
United States v. Doug Adair
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 22, 1992No. 90-9003PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Doug Adair appeals his conviction for extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. After carefully considering the complaints and arguments raised by defendant Adair, we resolve the issues in favor of the United States, and accordingly affirm the district court for the reasons hereinafter stated. 1
I. BACKGROUND
In 1986 Billy Wayne Sullivan devised a scheme to obtain and resell liquor through a club located in Camilla, Georgia. Because it was illegal to sell liquor in Mitchell County, Sullivan approached David Forres-ter, who was then chief…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Robert O'keefe, John Edwin Montgomery, Jr., United States of America v. John Montgomery, and Robert T. O'KeefeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Tommy Ray Wells and B. C. WellsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by28 opinions
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