U.S. v. TUCKER

No. 96-50321.

133 F.3d 1208 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter R. TUCKER, III, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karyn H. Bucur, Laguna Hills, California, for defendant-appellant.

Daniel Saunders, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Walter R. Tucker, III appeals his jury convictions on seven counts of extortion and two counts of filing a false tax return. Tucker also appeals the twenty-seven month term of imprisonment imposed by the district court. On appeal, Tucker contends that: (1) insufficient evidence exists to support his extortion convictions; (2) the evidence presented by the government proved entrapment as a matter of law; (3) insufficient...

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