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UNITED STATES v. LEWIS

No. 84-2011.

797 F.2d 358 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James William LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald V. Morano, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Ruben Costillo, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WOOD and ESCHBACH, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

The primary questions presented in this appeal from the defendant's conviction for attempted extortion under 18 U.S.C. § 1951 are whether (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, (2) the jury instructions regarding intent were improper, (3) venue was improper, (4) the district court erred in admitting evidence of the defendant's flight, and (5) comments made by the prosecution in closing argument were unduly prejudicial...

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