United States First Circuit

Appellant's convictions, relating to conspiracy and aiding in extortionate extensions of credit, were affirmed where sufficient circumstantial evidence demonstrated that appellant knew of the transactions and must have realized how repayment would be enforced; no error in admitting weapons seized where doing so did not emotionally inflame the jury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/06/2002
• Published 05/06/2002

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BARBADORO, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David N. Cicilline for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Margaret E. Curran, United States Attorney, and James H. Leavey, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.