United States v. Joy Jimmy Neal

HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

This is a direct appeal by defendant-appellant Joy Jimmy Neal from his conviction on each count of a three-count indictment charging him with using extortionate means to collect an extension of credit to one Joe Curtis Baker in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 894 (Count I); possessing an unregistered firearm defined as a destructive device, namely a one-gallon plastic jug, flammable liquid and rag wick, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d) (Count II); and with the distribution of approximately eight ounces of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Count III). Neal was…