UNITED STATES v. GROFF

Nos. 78-5437 and 78-5480.

643 F.2d 396 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. GROFF and Curtis Turbyfill, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1981.

Rehearing Denied July 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Siegrist, Southfield, Mich., for appellant in case no. 78-5437.

James K. Robinson, U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., Marshall Tamor Golding, Washington, D. C., Sidney M. Glazer, Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, Washington, D. C., for appellee in both cases.

Thomas N. Howard, Francis Higgins, Detroit, Mich., for appellant in case no. 78-5480.

Leah A. Simms, Detroit Strike Force, Detroit, Mich., for appellee in case no. 78-5480.

Before WEICK, LIVELY and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.


ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Appellants John M. Groff and Curtis Turbyfill, with seven others, were named as defendants in a ten-count indictment charging substantive and conspiracy violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) and (d) (1976) (counts 1 and 2); three wire fraud offenses, 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (1976) (counts 3, 4 and 5); four extortionate credit collection offenses, 18 U.S.C. § 894 (1976) (counts...

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