U.S. v. RIVERA-MEDINA

No. 87-1517.

845 F.2d 12 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Miguel A. RIVERA-MEDINA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francisco M. Dolz-Sanchez, San Juan, P.R., for defendant, appellant.

H. Manuel Hernandez, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Miguel Rivera-Medina was convicted of aiding and abetting, and conspiring with, Alejo Maldonado-Medina in obstructing commerce by extortion, in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and 18 U.S.C. § 2. He claims on appeal that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of Hobbs Act violations, and that the court erred in admitting certain evidence of other crimes committed both by Rivera and by the witnesses...

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