Legal Opinion
United States v. Oscar E. Hyde
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1971No. 27777_1PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Oscar E. Hyde, Richmond Flowers, Joe Breck Gantt, and James C. Kelly, were charged with extortion and conspiracy to extort1 2in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951.2 By statutory definition the extortion must affect interstate commerce. Shortly before the trial, Kelly suffered a heart attack and the court granted Kelly’s motion for a continuance and a severance. (See Part VI of this opinion.) After a trial lasting six weeks, the jury found Hyde and Flowers guilty on all counts. Each was sentenced to serve a term of eight years on each count, the terms to run…
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