UNITED STATES v. FAZZINO

No. 84-2179.

765 F.2d 125 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alex J. FAZZINO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Lyons, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

John R. Osgood, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and NICHOL, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Alex J. Fazzino seeks a reversal of his conviction for extortion on the ground that his conviction was obtained in violation of the due process clause. Fazzino claims that the government's use of James Meyers as an informant and as a trial witness deprived him of fundamental due process protected by the United States Constitution. We disagree and affirm his conviction.

Fazzino, a member of the Missouri State Legislature, was charged by...

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