UNITED STATES v. SHEKER

No. 79-1618.

618 F.2d 607 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Dee Francis SHEKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Holden, Sacramento, Cal., on brief; Arthur W. Ruthenbeck, Sacramento, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Malcolm S. Segal, Asst. U. S. Atty., Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ANDERSON and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

James Sheker challenges his conviction for impersonating an agent of the Internal Revenue Service to obtain "a thing of value", in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 912. The "thing of value" sought was the whereabouts of a witness against Sheker in a state prosecution. Sheker raises three claims in this appeal: (1) That the information sought was not a "thing of value" under 18 U.S.C. § 912; (2) that his counsel failed to provide him with effective assistance...

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