Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Dexter Harris
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 2019No. 18-12418PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
This criminal appeal presents two questions: first, whether sufficient evidence supports Paul Harris's conviction of extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (a), (b)(2) ; and second, whether the district court violated Harris's right to present a complete defense when it limited his closing argument. While Harris worked as a corrections officer at Autry State Prison, he discovered that inmates were operating a phone scam in which they posed as government officials and tricked their victims into paying fake fines in the form of prepaid debit-card…
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