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MOORE v. NEWELL

No. 75-2036.

548 F.2d 671 (1977)

Ralph MOORE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Frank NEWELL, Sheriff, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Moore, John L. Alley, Alley & Meldorf, Hixson, Tenn., for petitioner-appellant.

R. E. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen. of Tenn., Michael E. Terry, Nashville, Tenn., for respondent-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and WEICK and PECK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Ralph Moore appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The opinion of District Judge Robert L. Taylor is reported at 401 F.Supp. 1018 (E.D.Tenn.1975).

Moore was found guilty by a jury of violating T.C.A. § 39-4301, the Tennessee extortion statute, by trying to coerce a retail store to contribute to a charitable fund. There was evidence from which the jury could have concluded...

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