U.S. v. ADAIR

No. 90-9003.

951 F.2d 316 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Doug ADAIR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jake Arbes, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Charles L. Calhoun, Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAY and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Doug Adair appeals his conviction for extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951. After carefully considering the complaints and arguments raised by defendant Adair, we resolve the issues in favor of the United States, and accordingly affirm the district court for the reasons hereinafter stated.1

I. BACKGROUND

In 1986 Billy Wayne Sullivan devised a scheme to obtain...

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