United States Ninth Circuit

Conviction and sentencing of defendant under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. section 1951-1952, is upheld where: 1) a deficient mens rea jury instruction was not plain error nor did it negate specific extortion instruction; and 2) comments on the veracity of adverse witnesses by defendant did not constitute reversible error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/07/2011
• Published 04/07/2011

Judges

• BYBEE

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter S. Levitt, Jason F. Carr