UNITED STATES v. CISSELL

No. 81-5405.

700 F.2d 338 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles L. CISSELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Haddad Jr. (argued), Samuel Manly, Louisville, Ky., for defendant-appellant.

Alexander T. Taft, Jr., Acting U.S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., Richard A. Dennis (argued), Hopkinsville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRITT and CONTIE, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Charles L. Cissell appeals his jury conviction for violating the RICO statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1962(c) and 1963. Appellant, while a special bailiff of the Jefferson County Circuit Court, allegedly accepted money from criminal defendants in exchange for promises to affect the outcomes of their cases. The government failed to show that appellant ever actually gave any money to any Kentucky judge or communicated an offer of money to a judge...

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