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UNITED STATES v. VINSON

Nos. 78-5406, 78-5412.

606 F.2d 149 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles VINSON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arlie B. THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George I. Cline, Morehead, Ky., for defendants-appellants in 78-5406.

Clarence B. Creech, Ashland, Ky., for defendants-appellants in 78-5412.

Patrick H. Molloy, U. S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee in both cases.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, and KEITH and MERRITT, Circuit Judges.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Vinson, Sheriff of Lawrence County, and Thompson, a county magistrate, were convicted of extorting money from a coal company and of conspiring to do so. 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (1976). We affirm the defendants' convictions. The major issue on appeal is whether the District Judge followed proper procedures governing admission of co-conspirator hearsay...

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