UNITED STATES v. BLOUNT

No. 61, Docket 23665.

229 F.2d 669 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. George Washington BLOUNT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided February 2, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Maran, New York City (Murray E. Gottesman, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Myles J. Ambrose, Asst. U. S. Atty. for Southern District of New York, New York City (Paul W. Williams, U. S. Atty., New York City, on the brief), for appellee.

Before FRANK, HINCKS and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.


HINCKS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment convicting appellant of transmitting a threat by telephone in interstate commerce with intent to extort money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(b). Two questions are raised: (1) Did the trial court err in refusing defendant's request to charge on the defendant's theory of bribery? (2) Did the trial court err in admitting evidence of a subsequent "blackmail" attempt as relevant to defendant's intent to extort...

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