Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Amato, Samuel Salvatore Brunello, Donald Lambert, AKA Louis Lamberti
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1974No. 73-2069PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-appellants, Amato, Lambert, and Brunello, were convicted by a jury under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1951 1 for conspiring to obstruct interstate commerce by extortion achieved by physical violence and threats of violence. On appeal appellants allege numerous errors by the district court. However, we find meritorious only the claim of insufficiency of evidence. 2
Appellants were indicted with five other co-defendants. The indictment charged a conspiracy continuing over a period of one year, November 1, 1970 through November 1, 1971, to extort money, goods, and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Paul John Carbo, Frank Palermo, Joseph Sica, Louis Tom Dragna, and Truman K. Gibson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- United States v. Craig Warner, April Covey, Samuel L. Kranzthor, Fred W. Daniels, Jr., Friedae. Edwards, Frank Daniels and Michael A. JacobsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Oscar E. HydeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by40 opinions
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