Legal Opinion
United States v. James Hardy Richardson, United States of America v. James "Shug" Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1979No. 78-5056-7 and 78-5058PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
These cases involve appeals by defendant James Hardy Richardson, a former Sergeant with the Madison County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Department, from a conviction on four counts for making false material declarations before a Federal Grand Jury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623, 1 and by defendants Richardson and James “Shug” Lewis, former Sheriff of Madison County, from convictions for conspiring to violate the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, 2 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. 3 For the reasons stated below, we reverse defendant Richardson’s conspiracy conviction and otherwise…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. Kenneth O. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Dennis Essington Green, United States of America v. Daniel S. FranoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Stephen Hathaway, United States of America v. Howard BaptistaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
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