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UNITED STATES v. FRENCH

No. 80-1096.

628 F.2d 1069 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. R. C. FRENCH, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1980.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 28, 1980.

Certiorari Denied November 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Higgins, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., argued, for appellant; Robert D. Kingsland, U. S. Atty., and Timothy J. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

Ronald J. Kaden, Clayton, Mo., argued, for appellee; Charles M. Shaw, University, Mo., on brief.

Before BRIGHT, HENLEY and McMILLIAN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 28, 1980.

Certiorari Denied November 3, 1980. See 101 S.Ct. 364.

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from an order of the district court setting aside a jury verdict finding appellee R. C. French, former Marshal of the City of St. Louis, guilty of two counts of affecting interstate commerce by extortion, in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. For the reasons stated below,...

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