UNITED STATES v. LOTSPEICH

No. 85-2124.

796 F.2d 1268 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. R.A. LOTSPEICH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Layn R. Phillips, U.S. Atty., N.D. Oklahoma, for plaintiff-appellee.

Mary E. Bane of Oyler & Bane, Oklahoma City, Okl. (Mac Oyler of Oyler & Bane, Oklahoma City, Okl., and Henry A. Meyer, III, of Hieronymus, Hodgden & Meyer, Woodward, Okl., with her on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Before HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge, and BARRETT and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

R.A. Lotspeich (Lotspeich) appeals his jury conviction of attempting to obtain money from the Green County Racing Association (GCRA) by actual and/or threatened fear of economic loss in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 19511 (§ 1951). The relevant facts may be briefly summarized.

In September, 1982, Oklahoma voters passed a bill approving parimutuel horse-racing. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission (OHRC...

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