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UNITED STATES v. BLAKEY

Nos. 78-2579, 78-2589.

607 F.2d 779 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James A. BLAKEY and Louis A. Berry, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Hubert, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Thomas P. Sullivan, U. S. Atty., J. Daniel Stewart, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PELL, SPRECHER and BAUER, Circuit Judges.

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

The defendants, Chicago police officers James Blakey and Louis Berry, were convicted by a jury of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951.1 They appeal, alleging several grounds for reversal of their convictions. First, the defendants argue that there is no federal jurisdiction over the alleged offenses because the government failed to prove the connection...

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