U.S. v. BENTON

Nos. 87-5355, 87-5361.

852 F.2d 1456 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger BENTON (87-5355) and, Marion D. Campbell (87-5361), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Brooks (argued), Lexington, Ky., for defendant-appellant in No. 87-5355.

James Arehart (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee in No. 87-5355.

William E. Johnson (argued), J. Gurthie True, Frankfort, Ky., for defendant-appellant in No. 87-5361.

Louis DeFalaise, U.S. Atty., James E. Arehart (argued), Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee in No. 87-5361.

Before GUY and BOGGS, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.


BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants Roger Benton (Benton) and Marion D. Campbell (Campbell) were indicted in federal district court, and tried jointly before a jury, on one count of conspiracy to commit extortion, and several substantive counts of extortion under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951,1 and one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana under 21 U.S.C. §...

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