Legal Opinion
United States v. Francis E. Devin
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 6, 1990No. 89-1170PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In May 1988, defendant-appellant Francis E. Devin, a veteran member of the Boston Police Department (BPD), was charged by a federal grand jury with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), and with six counts of attempting to extort money under color of official right in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Following a 14-day jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Devin was found guilty on all counts. He now appeals. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
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