UNITED STATES v. MEYERS

No. 75-1743.

529 F.2d 1033 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles MEYERS and Jack Scoville, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Schwarz, U. S. Atty., Michael J. Nester, Asst. U. S. Atty., East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Bruce N. Cook, E. St. Louis, Ill., James J. Gomric, Belleville, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge, BAUER, Circuit Judge, and PERRY, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 21, 1976.

PERRY, Senior District Judge.

Defendants Charles Meyers and Jack Scoville were indicted by the Grand Jury for the Eastern District of Illinois upon a charge that they entered into a conspiracy to affect commerce by extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 United States Code, Section 1951.1 The defendants moved to dismiss the indictment and the District Court granted the motion...

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