UNITED STATES v. RYAN

No. 322, Docket 23546.

225 F.2d 417 (1955)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph P. RYAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1955.

Certiorari Granted October 17, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Waldman & Waldman, New York City (Louis Waldman, Seymour M. Waldman and Martin Markson, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

J. Edward Lumbard, New York City (Arnold Bauman, George H. Bailey, New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before HAND, SWAN and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Granted October 17, 1955. See 76 S.Ct. 103.

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

1. Defendant correctly asserts that there was no evidence of extortion (or the like). Accordingly, he argues thus: Previous to the enactment of Section 302 (b), extortion had already been covered by the so-called Anti-Racketeering Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951; section 302(b) should not be construed to include the receipt of money or property, absent extortion, since then it would be...

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