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UNITED STATES v. CHIANTESE

No. 75-3534.

546 F.2d 135 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas Joseph CHIANTESE and John Joseph Cerrella, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Granted March 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George D. Gold, Miami, Fla., James J. Hogan, Miami Beach, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Ann T. Wallace, George S. Kopp, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Gary L. Betz, Special Atty., Dept. of Justice, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Granted March 28, 1977.

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Appellants, defendants below, Cerrella and Chiantese were found guilty, after a jury trial, of violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 21 and 1951,2 interference with interstate commerce by extortion. Cerrella was sentenced to 16 years and Chiantese to 13 years imprisonment.

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