U.S. v. MULLET

Nos. 15-3212, 15-3231, 15-3232, 15-3237, 15-3246, 15-3247, 15-3249, 15-3250, 15-3267, 15-3268, 15-3269, 15-3270, 15-3273, 15-3275, 15-3277.

822 F.3d 842 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel MULLET, Sr. (15-3212); Lester Mullet (15-3231); Levi Miller (15-3232); Anna Miller (15-3237); Johnny S. Mullet (15-3246); Emanuel Schrock (15-3247); Raymond Miller (15-3249); Kathryn Miller (15-3250); Eli Miller (15-3267); Daniel S. Mullet (15-3268); Lester M. Miller (15-3269); Linda Schrock (15-3270); Lovina Miller (15-3273); Elizabeth Miller (15-3275); Emma Miller (15-3277), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 4, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Wendi L. Overmyer , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Akron, Ohio, for Appellants in 15-3212, et al. Joseph P. Morse , Joseph P. Morse & Associates, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3232. Mark R. Butscha, Jr. , Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3237. Christine Ku , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Wendi L. Overmyer , Edward G. Bryan , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Akron, Ohio, Nevin E. Johnson , Hudson, Ohio, for Appellants in 15-3212, et al. Joseph P. Morse , Joseph P. Morse & Associates, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3232. Mark R. Butscha, Jr. , John R. Mitchell , Matthew D. Ridings , Holly H. Little , Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, Joseph B. Rose III , The Rose Law Firm, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3237. Damian A. Billak , Canfield, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3231. Robert E. Duffrin , Whalen Duffrin LLC, Boardman, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3246. Nathan A. Ray , Akron, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3247. James S. Gentile , Youngstown, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3267. Samuel G. Amendolara , Amendolara & Rafidi, LLC, Boardman, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3268. J. Dean Carro , Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley, & Matthews, North Canton, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3269. Joseph A. Dubyak , Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3270. David C. Jack , Wadsworth, Ohio, for Appellant in 15-3273. Bridget M. Brennan , United States Attorney's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, Diana K. Flynn , Thomas E. Chandler , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before SUTTON and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges; SARGUS, District Judge.


OPINION

This is a sequel. In the first appeal, we addressed a jury verdict that convicted sixteen members of the Bergholz, Ohio, Amish community of hate crime and obstruction-of-justice charges stemming from a spate of hair-cutting and beard-shearing attacks. We reversed the hate crime convictions because the relevant...

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