UNITED STATES v. NEWSOM

No. 73-3615 Summary Calendar.

493 F.2d 439 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Casey NEWSOM, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence L. May, Jr., Vivian, La. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., L. Edwin Greer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, DYER and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Casey Newsom appeals from his jury conviction of violating 18 U.S.C.A. § 1951 by threatening to harm the wife of the president of the First National Bank of Mansfield, Louisiana, in an attempt to extort $98,000 in bank funds. We affirm. We address each of the numerous errors asserted by Newsom seriatim.

(1) Newsom alleges the indictment failed to set forth the elements of the offense charged. Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 7(c)...

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