UNITED STATES v. McKEEVER

No. 327, Docket 25492.

271 F.2d 669 (1959)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas McKEEVER and Lawrence Morrison, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Lowenberg, New York City, for appellants.

Otis Pratt Pearsall, Asst. U. S. Atty., Southern Dist. of New York, New York City (S. Hazard Gillespie, Jr., U. S. Atty., and George I. Gordon, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, on the brief), for appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, and LUMBARD and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.

Thomas McKeever and Lawrence M. Morrison appeal from sentences of five years imprisonment, with five additional years on probation, following their convictions for conspiracy and extortion in violation of the Anti-Racketeering Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1951. The indictment charged a conspiracy to obstruct the movement of goods in interstate and foreign commerce by means of extortion, together with forty-two counts of extortion, on all of which...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases