UNITED STATES v. ADDONIZIO

No. 71-1163.

449 F.2d 100 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America v. Hugh J. ADDONIZIO et al. Appeal of Philip GORDON.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Noonan, Simon, Denstman & Noonan, and Sam Weiss, Newark, N. J., for appellant.

Garrett E. Brown, Asst. U. S. Atty., Newark, N. J., for appellee.

Before STALEY and ADAMS, Circuit Judges and GARTH, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

We are being asked here to reverse the conviction of defendant, Philip Gordon, for extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, on the grounds, inter alia, that the Government failed to prove that Gordon had knowledge of any conspiracy affecting interstate commerce or obtaining money by the wrongful use of fear or under color of official right, and that the Government...

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