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UNITED STATES v. GERALD

No. 79-5566.

624 F.2d 1291 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gaston GERALD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James McPherson, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Donald L. Beckner, U. S. Atty., C. Michael Hill, Asst. U. S. Atty., Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, SIMPSON and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 9, 1980.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Gaston Gerald, a Louisiana State Senator, was indicted in the district court under charges of conspiracy, aiding and abetting attempted extortion, attempted extortion, and perjury. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on count II on the indictment which charged Gerald as a principal or an aider and abettor in an attempted extortion. He was acquitted of the remaining...

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