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UNITED STATES v. BEELER

No. 80-5253.

648 F.2d 1103 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. BEELER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecil D. Meek, Jr. and Ralph E. Harwell, Knoxville, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

John H. Cary, U. S. Atty., W. Thomas Dillard, Asst. U. S. Atty., Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS and WEICK, Circuit Judges and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Beeler, a member of the Knox County Tennessee Board of Commissioners was convicted twice by juries in the district court of obstructing, delaying and affecting commerce by extortion in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, known as the "Hobbs Act." His prior conviction was reversed by this court on the ground of variance between the indictment and the evidence. United States v. Beeler, 587 F.2d 340 (6th Cir. 1978...

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