UNITED STATES v. SHELTON

No. 77-5223.

573 F.2d 917 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lorenzo SHELTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed March 31, 1978.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Ziemba, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

James K. Robinson, U. S. Atty., Peter J. Kelley, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, EDWARDS and PECK, Circuit Judges.


EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on an indictment charging violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1976). He was sentenced to two years, with all but 90 days suspended.

His ably argued appeal presents two questions of some importance. First, was the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy violated by the fact that appellant was...

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