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UNITED STATES v. BUTLER

Nos. 79-5046, 79-5047.

618 F.2d 411 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James L. BUTLER and F. Lee Hyden, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed M. Hurley, Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellants in No. 79-5046.

David E. Caywood, James T. Reed, Memphis, Tenn., for defendants-appellants in No. 79-5047.

W. J. Michael Cody, U.S. Atty., W. Hickman Ewing, Jr., Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ENGEL, KEITH and MERRITT, Circuit Judges.

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants F. Lee Hyden and James L. Butler appeal from a jury conviction of four counts of conspiracy and extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. Appellants were charged with one count of conspiring to violate the Hobbs Act, Title 18 United States Code § 371, and three counts each of violation of the substantive provisions of the Hobbs Act. The indictment alleged the occurrence of three specific instances...

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