United States Sixth Circuit

In appeal of sentencing for multiple convictions for racketeering and gambling, evidence was insufficient for the jury to find that a card game was an "illegal gambling business" under 18 U.S.C. section 1511, and thus failed to prove an essential element of the offense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/19/2002
• Published 09/19/2002

Judges

• Before: BATCHELDER and COLE, Circuit Judges;  BECKWITH, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Craig S. Morford (briefed), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Cleveland, OH, Frank J. Marine (argue and briefed), U.S. Department of Justice, Organized Crime & Racketeering Section, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Leonard W. Yelsky, Yelsky & Lonardo, Cleveland, OH, Peter D. Goldberger (argued and briefed), Law Office of Peter Goldberger, Ardmore, PA, for Defendant-Appellant.