Legal Opinion
United States v. Agnes
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 27, 1984No. Crim. A. 82-320PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HUYETT, District Judge.
On October 18, 1982, Louis Martin Agnes, Mitchell Inselberg, Michael Morrone and Jennifer Santilli were charged in a two count indictment with obstruction of interstate commerce in violation of the Hobbs Act, and conspiracy to violate the Hobbs Act. Agnes was convicted on March 14, 1983, after a four-week trial, of interfering with interstate commerce by means of extortion. He was acquitted of the conspiracy charged in Count II. The three co-defendants were acquitted on both counts.
Agnes filed post-trial motions seeking judgment of acquittal or, in the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. EnmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Agnes, Louis, AKA "Louis Martin", AKA "Louis Martines". Appeal of Louis Agnes. Louis AgnesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Rockwell, Ernest G.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- United States v. OrtizDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1998
- Commonwealth v. GrahamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. Hughes, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, York County1992
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