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UNITED STATES v. ZAPPOLA

Nos. 515, 516, Dockets 80-1349, 80-1351.

646 F.2d 48 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George ZAPPOLA and Robert Melli, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 15, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul B. Bergman, New York City (Michael L. Santangelo, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant George Zappola.

Ronald P. Fischetti, New York City (Anne C. Feigus, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant Robert Melli.

John S. Martin, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. New York, New York City (Daniel H. Bookin, and Mary Jo White, Asst. U. S. Attys., New York City, of counsel), for the United States of America.

Before OAKES and MESKILL, Circuit Judges, and WERKER, District Judge.

WERKER, District Judge:

George Zappola and Robert Melli appeal from judgments of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Leonard B. Sand, Judge), convicting each of them following a jury trial of conspiring and attempting to extort money in violation of the Hobbs Act. 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The principal issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in quashing...

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