United States Sixth Circuit

In a case arising from defendant's solicitation and acceptance of about $40,000 in bribes as a water pipe repair supervisor of a city, defendant's conviction for conspiracy to violate, as well as three counts of substantive violations of, the Hobbs Act, is affirmed where: 1) defendant's claim of prosecutorial misconduct is rejected; and 2) defendant has not adequately explained why his ineffective assistance claims should be reviewed on appeal rather than through a habeas petition.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/04/2010
• Decided 10/12/2010
• Published 10/12/2010

Judges

• CLELAND

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joan E. Pettinelli, Daniel R. Ranke