UNITED STATES v. KUTA

No. 74-1920.

518 F.2d 947 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank J. KUTA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1975.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Gary L. Starkman, and Michael D. Groark, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and STEVENS and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant Frank J. Kuta, alderman of the twenty-third ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois from 1967 to 1971, was convicted by a jury on Counts II, IV, and IX of a ten-count indictment. Subsequently, the trial court acquitted the defendant on Count IV. Count II charged the defendant with extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), (b)(2),1 and Count IX charged the defendant with the...

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