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UNITED STATES v. SNELL

Nos. 76-1985, 76-1907.

550 F.2d 515 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward Frank SNELL and Erwin William Schmidt, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 7, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas H. Westbrook, Crim. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Barry J. Portman, Asst. Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant Schmidt.

Paul H. Alvarado, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant Snell.

Before DUNIWAY and ELY, Circuit Judges, and BELLONI, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 7, 1977.

ELY, Circuit Judge:

After a jury trial, defendants Schmidt and Snell were convicted of attempting to obstruct commerce by extortion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 ("Hobbs Act" or "Act"),1 and of conspiracy to rob a federally insured bank, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 3712 and 2113(a).

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