U.S. v. McNEAL

No. 94-2804.

77 F.3d 938 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney L. McNEAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Alexander (argued), Patrick E. Boyle, Arnold & Alexander, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Virginia Kendall (argued), Office of United States Attorney, Criminal Appellate Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and MANION and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Rodney McNeal of traveling in interstate commerce to facilitate the crime of extortion in violation of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952, and of doing so while using a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). McNeal appeals, alleging that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction, (2) the jury was improperly instructed as to the elements of a Travel Act violation, (3) evidence of guilty pleas...

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