UNITED STATES v. CRITCHLEY

No. 15176.

353 F.2d 358 (1965)

UNITED STATES of America, v. John J. CRITCHLEY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided November 30, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Toolan, Perth Amboy, N. J., (Toolan, Haney & Romond, Perth Amboy, N. J., on the brief) for appellant.

Robert A. Baime, Newark, N. J., (David M. Satz, Jr., U. S. Atty., Newark, N. J., on the brief), for appellee.

Before KALODNER, HASTIE and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


KALODNER, Chief Judge.

Following a jury trial, defendant, a union business agent and secretary,1 was found guilty and sentenced2 for violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1951, the Hobbs Act, upon an indictment which charged him with knowingly and wilfully obstructing and delaying interstate commerce, on October 7 and 8, 1962, "by extorting" $4,000 from Associated Roofing Contractors of New Jersey, a trade organization...

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