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United States v. Thomas Reed

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 8, 1989No. 88-7653PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEORGE C. YOUNG, Senior District Judge:

Thomas Reed, a member of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, was charged with two counts of Hobbs Act 1 violations (Counts One and Two) and three Travel Act 2 violations (Counts Three, Four and Five). A jury trial held in Mobile, Alabama, resulted in a verdict of guilty on Counts Two and Four. 3

In Count Two the government charged that Reed, between January 1, 1986 and December 31, 1986, extorted a bribe of $10,000 from Woodson and Jessie Lea Chesser, to use his official position and influence with the Board of Pardon and Parole of the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Mercy-Memorial Hospital Corp. v. Hospital Employees' Division of Local 79Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. United States v. Jeffrey A. BarlowCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by77 opinions

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  3. State v. LaversArizona Supreme Court · 1991
  4. United States v. Robert Irving Eyster, A/K/A Bobby, Jack Leroy MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Carl Harold MyersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992

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