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UNITED STATES v. BROWN

No. 81-2424.

699 F.2d 704 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard Nettles BROWN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. David Crisp, Texarkana, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Robert Christian Harrison, M. Lawrence Wells, Asst. U.S. Attys., Tyler, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, GEE and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Bernard Nettles Brown, a former County Commissioner of Bowie County, Texas, was tried by a jury and found guilty of four counts of extortion under color of official right (18 U.S.C. § 1951), two counts of conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 371) and thirty-two counts of mail fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1341). Brown was sentenced to three years imprisonment on Count I. On the remainder of...

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