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UNITED STATES v. GIBSON

No. 83-1154.

726 F.2d 869 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Paul W. GIBSON, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1984.

Certiorari Denied April 30, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert F. Cullen, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom Robert V. Carr, and Cullen & Wall, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

William C. Bryson, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., and Diane M. Kottmyer, Sp. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Boston, Mass., were on brief for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge and BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Certiorari Denied April 30, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 2174.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Paul W. Gibson, appeals a jury conviction for attempting to obstruct commerce by means of extortion under 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) (Hobbs Act).1 Gibson asserts reversible error, raising five issues on appeal: (1) the trial court committed error in denying a motion for judgment of acquittal; (2) there was a constructive amendment to...

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