U.S. v. KING

No. 94-3885.

75 F.3d 1217 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis KING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jeffrey B. Steinbeck, Andrew M. Plunkett, Genson, Steinback, Gillespie & Martin, Chicago, IL, Leonard C. Goodman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Dennis King of six counts of using interstate facilities with the intent to hire someone to murder his wife in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958. King appeals his conviction on various grounds. We affirm.

I.

A summary of the evidence at trial demonstrates how this failed marriage evolved into a rancorous plot to commit murder. Dennis King was a successful businessman with considerable assets. He owned Barber...

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