United States v. Christopher Hughes

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Christopher Hughes appeals his conviction for conspiring to use the facilities of interstate commerce to promote the unlawful activity of extortion in violation of the laws of North Carolina, 18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1952. Appellant was tried in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before Irving Ben Cooper, J., and a jury. Because of errors in the trial, we are compelled to reverse and remand for a new trial.

The facts need not be recounted in detail. Appellant Hughes does not claim that the evidence was insufficient, and this…