Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin Tuchow and Louis Farina
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 19, 1985No. 84-1350, 84-1364PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
The defendants Tuchow and Farina appeal a jury verdict finding them guilty of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. 1 We affirm their convictions, but remand this case to allow the defendants’ their right to allocution at the sentencing hearing.
I
The majority of the evidence introduced at trial was gathered through the use of taped conversations between Jack Walsh, the government’s key witness, and the defendants Tuchow and Farina. On appeal, the defendants dispute the inferences to be drawn from the statements recorded on tape.
Shortly after Jack Walsh purchased a…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Anderson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Miguel SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Alan ShacklefordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Clarence E. BraaschCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by45 opinions
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