UNITED STATES v. PARTIN

No. 73-2295.

493 F.2d 750 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Grady PARTIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Jeffress, Jr., Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., Howard E. Shapiro, Bruce B. Wilson, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and GEE, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

On a change of venue to the Northern District of Georgia, a jury convicted Edward Grady Partin of conspiracy to violate the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C., § 1951, interfering with interstate commerce by threats or violence. Partin has appealed. After prolonged, painstaking analysis and reflection, we are constrained to hold that the conviction must be reversed and remanded despite the fact that the case, along with others intimately connected with...

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