UNITED STATES v. DOBBS

No. 83-1232.

711 F.2d 84 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Donald Dennis DOBBS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Rosenbaum, U.S. Atty., Deborah Kleinman McNeil, Asst. U.S. Atty., D. Minn., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Scott F. Tilsen, St. Paul, Minn., for appellant.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and FAGG, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Donald Dobbs appeals from his conviction for mailing a threatening communication with intent to extort money in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876. Dobbs waived his right to a jury trial and was tried by the district court on stipulated facts. The court found Dobbs guilty as charged and sentenced him to five years imprisonment. We affirm.

FACTS

In February, 1981, Mervin Zabel, the president of the Union State Bank...

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