U. S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 74-3297.

523 F.2d 1203 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William August Halm WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 28, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrus R. Atkinson, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. (Court-appointed), George J. Parnham, Houston, Tex., William A. H. Williams, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., William P. Gaffney, Steven W. Ludwick, Asst. U. S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, THORNBERRY and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant William Williams was convicted by a jury of extortion, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, use of the mails to transmit an extortionate communication, 18 U.S.C. § 876, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). The trial judge imposed sentences of twenty years, ten years, and another ten years on the respective convictions, all to run consecutively. The instant appeal followed, in which appellant raises...

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