U.S. v. MONTOYA

No. 90-10248.

945 F.2d 1068 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph B. MONTOYA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Lawrence Handzlik, Kirkland & Ellis, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

John P. Panneton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUG, BEEZER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Circuit Judge:

Joseph B. Montoya, a former Senator for the State of California, appeals his convictions for racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) ("RICO") (Count I); extortion and attempted extortion under color of official right, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951 ("Hobbs Act") (Counts II, VI, VII, VIII, and IX); and money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (Count IV). We conclude that, in light of the Supreme Court's recent...

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