Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony P. Lafatch, and Mm Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1977No. 76-2270PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves conflicting claims of ownership of $50,000 admitted into evidence in a criminal proceeding. Anthony P. La-Fatch was indicted for having obtained the $50,000 from a subsidiary of MM Corporation, the appellant, by extortion in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and on five other counts. Appellant states that the Justice Department was informed of the initial approaches made by LaFatch and that appellant paid the $50,000 to LaFatch under FBI surveillance.
At the close of the Government’s proof, the district court dismissed the extortion charge in the first…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Mona Bronson v. Board of Education of the City School District of Cincinnati, Its Members, Etal.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
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