Legal Opinion
United States v. John J. Critchley
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 30, 1965No. 15176PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Chief Judge.
Following a jury trial, defendant, a union business agent and secretary, 1 *was found guilty and sentenced 2 for violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1951, the Hobbs Act, upon an indictment which charged him with knowingly and wilfully obstructing and delaying interstate commerce, on October 7 and 8, 1962, “by extorting” $4,000 from Associated Roofing Contractors of New Jersey, a trade organization, whose members are engaged in the roofing business.
The critical issue presented on this appeal is whether the evidence adduced at the trial made out a case of violation of the Hobbs…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Irving TolubCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Callanan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. DierkerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- United States v. Howard Eugene MillerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Frankie CrockerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Casimir StaszcukCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- United States v. Fischbach & Moore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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