Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert J. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1984No. 83-2664PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Robert J. Cohen appeals his conviction of extorting money by interstate telephone calls threatening to injure property, under 18 U.S.C. § 875(d). He argues that the evidence was insufficient to establish intent to extort as he was simply attempting to obtain a business loan and that his motion for acquittal should have been sustained. In a letter filed with the court pro se, which we treat as a brief, Cohen argues that his mental illness was not considered in his counsel’s brief and justifies acquittal. We affirm the judgment of conviction of the district court. 1
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