UNITED STATES v. HELLER

No. 77-5193.

579 F.2d 990 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James HELLER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1978.

Rehearing Denied September 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Weglian, Toledo, Ohio (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Frederick M. Coleman, U. S. Atty., Patrick J. Foley, Asst. U. S. Atty., Toledo, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

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


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 12, 1978.

PECK, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant was indicted on five counts of having willfully and knowingly transmitted in interstate commerce a communication that contained a demand and request for a ransom and reward for the release of a kidnapped person, conduct alleged to be in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 875(a). Appellant first entered a plea of not guilty to the charges and filed a motion to dismiss...

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