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UNITED STATES v. DeVINCENT

No. 79-1637.

632 F.2d 147 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard DeVINCENT, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1980.

Certiorari Denied November 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie J. Davis, Boston, Mass., for defendant, appellant.

Peter Scheer, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Edward F. Harrington, U. S. Atty., Richard D. Gregorie, Sp. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Boston, Mass., and William C. Bryson, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Appellant was convicted of making an extortionate extension of credit and of collection of an extension of credit by extortionate means in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 892 and 894. He assigns numerous errors on appeal, largely relating to the admission of evidence and instructions to the jury.

I.

The testimony at trial may be summarized as follows: The government's chief witness...

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