Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph B. Montoya
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 20, 1991No. 90-10248PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Joseph B. Montoya, a former Senator for the State of California, appeals his convictions for racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) (“RICO”) (Count I); extortion and attempted extortion under color of official right, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (“Hobbs Act”) (Counts II, VI, VII, VIII, and IX); and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (Count IV). We conclude that, in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in McCormick v. United States, — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 1807, 114 L.Ed.2d 307 (1991), the district court’s instructions to the jury did not…
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