Legal Opinion
United States v. Danny Bill Sander, A/K/A Danny Sander
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1980No. 79-5236PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Danny Bill Sander, a/k/a Danny Sander was convicted of violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (Hobbs Act) by a jury. The indictment charged him with obstruction of Interstate Commerce by extortion.
Appellant Sander complains in this appeal of the sufficiency of the evidence to show the two essential elements of the statute under which he was convicted. First, he claims that the evidence was insufficient to show that what he did had an effect on Interstate Commerce and secondly, that the proof failed to show that he put the alleged victim of the extortion, one Knapp, in fear, either actual or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Clarence J. Quinn, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Shafter W. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Joseph Edward Kilrain, A/K/A Duffy, Jo Ann Davis, Richard Otho Piper, and Jack Kilrain, A/K/A Jack Hickey and John HickeyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by43 opinions
- United States v. Harold Haimowitz, Dan Scarborough, George L. OnettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Ronald S. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Kimberly A. Sutherland v. Paul R. O'Malley and O'Malley & O'malley, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Myles E. Billups, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. TraitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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