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UNITED STATES v. SHACKELFORD

No. 73-1053.

494 F.2d 67 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wallace A. SHACKELFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied June 3, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fredric F. Kay (argued), Asst. Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant.

William C. Smitherman, U. S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRILL and ELY, Circuit Judges, and MURPHY, District Judge.

Certiorari Denied June 3, 1974. See 94 S.Ct. 2647.

OPINION

MURPHY, District Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction after a jury trial in the District of Arizona for a violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U. S.C. § 1951, in that he attempted to obstruct and delay Trans World Airlines' flights in interstate commerce by an attempted $270,000 extortion.

The principal issue on appeal raises the recurring question of the quantum of proof...

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