Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernest Eugene Mahler
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1971No. 26329_1PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Convicted of travelling from California to Arizona for the purpose of committing extortion (Ariz.R.S. § 13-401), a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a) (3), Mahler appeals. We affirm.
Mahler’s victim had been his paramour, and during their relationship he had taken many photographs of her and of the two of them together. They were of such character that, if seen by others, they could be more than a little damaging to her. At the time of the offense, he was living in a house at Chula Vista, California. She had made the down payment on its purchase. She was living in Tucson,…
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