Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricky Peete
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1990No. 89-6269PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Ricky Peete appeals his jury conviction and subsequent sentence for attempting to affect commerce by extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951.
Ricky Peete, who is black, was the elected city councilman for City Council District Seven in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis’s Charter provides that the legislative power for Memphis shall be vested in the City Council. The Council is comprised of thirteen members, one from each of the seven council districts, and six elected from the city at large. The Council, inter alia, fixes the municipal tax rates…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by75 opinions
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