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UNITED STATES v. GATES

No. 79-1496.

616 F.2d 1103 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Judge Eathel GATES, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Fagden, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendant-appellant.

Lawrence R. Leavitt, Asst. U. S. Atty., Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRILL and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.

MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted, following jury trial, of 64 counts of extortion, in violation of the Hobbs Act, Title 18 U.S.C. § 1951; of obstruction of justice; and of giving false testimony before a grand jury.

At the time of the charged offenses, appellant was director of the Clark County, Nevada, Business License Bureau and, as such, was an officer of the Clark County Sheriff's Department...

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