U.S. v. TAYLOR

Nos. 1130, 1103, 1101, 1215, 1149, 1175, Dockets 95-1318, 95-1319, 95-1320, 95-1428, 95-1429, 95-1441.

92 F.3d 1313 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Matthew TAYLOR, Defendant, Darren Nelson, a/k/a "Big-D"; Ezra Clarke; Shannon Richards; Angel Alonso, a/k/a A.J.; Ruben Collazo; and Merton Taylor, a/k/a "Mert", Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark B. Gombiner, New York City, Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Division, Appeals Bureau, for Defendant-Appellant Ezra Clarke.

Nicholas M. De Feis, New York City (De Feis, O'Connell & Rose, P.C., of Counsel), for Defendant-Appellant Darren Nelson.

Sam A. Schmidt, New York City, (Barocas & Schmidt, P.C., of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant Shannon Richards.

Ephraim Savitt, New York City, for Defendant-Appellant Ruben Collazo.

Perry S. Reich, Lindenhurst, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Merton Taylor.

Russell J. Carbone, Kew Gardens, NY (Malerba, Carbone & LaSala, Esqs., of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant Angel Alonso.

Barbara D. Underwood, Brooklyn, NY, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York (Zachary W. Carter, United States Attorney for the E.D. of New York, of counsel), for Appellee.

Ruth A. Nordenbrook, Brooklyn, NY, Assistant U.S. Attorney for E.D. of New York (Zachary W. Carter, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, of counsel), for Appellee.

Before: NEWMAN, Chief Judge, FEINBERG and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Darren Nelson, Ezra Clarke, Shannon Richards, Angel Alonso, Ruben Collazo and Merton Taylor appeal from convictions for violating 18 U.S.C. § 1951, the Hobbs Act, following a jury trial before Judge Edward R. Korman in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. They assert a variety of errors relating to jury selection, evidentiary rulings, jury instructions...

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