U.S. v. SORIANO

No. 88-1146.

880 F.2d 192 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph SORIANO; Rickey Santos, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1989.

Amended August 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry E. Hogan, Mair, Mair, Hogan & Spade, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant Soriano.

Michael F. Phillips, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant Santos.

Frederick A. Black, Asst. U.S. Atty., Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUG, TANG and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


TANG, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of transactions involving government officials in Guam. Jospeh Soriano and Ricky Santos were jointly indicted and tried. Soriano was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act and five counts of mail fraud. Santos was convicted of two counts of mail fraud. In their joint appeal, Soriano and Santos raise six mutual issues and one issue pertains only to Soriano.

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