Legal Opinion
United States v. Phillip E. Gutman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1984No. 82-1844PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal by Phillip Gutman, the former president pro tern of the Indiana Senate, from his conviction for using his official position to extort money in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, requires us to consider several of the district court’s procedural rulings.
The case grows out of the efforts of the Indiana Railroad Association, an association of railroads operating in Indiana, to get Indiana’s “full crew” law repealed. In 1972 the Indiana Senate passed a bill to this effect which became law. According to Howard Odom, the Association’s executive director…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Alex J. RaineriCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- James Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- United States v. HeinleinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Wayne Joseph DollioleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,085 United States of America v. Jack AldridgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by41 opinions
- United States v. SabhnaniCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- United States v. Anthony C. Zizzo, James J. Marcello, Richard Gervasio, Anthony N. Chiaramonti, Brett K. O'dell, and Samuel A. CarlisiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- United States v. Scott A. FountainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Andrew EschweilerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Clifton McFowler v. Danny D. Jaimet, Warden, Hill Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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