U.S. v. RUBIO

No. 01-40105.

321 F.3d 517 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Marcelino RUBIO, Sr., a.k.a. "Pinchino"; Gregorio Jesus Castaneda, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathlyn Giannaula Snyder, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jose Luis Ramos, Sr. (argued), Rio Grande City, TX, for Jose Marcelino Rubio, Sr.

Oscar J. Pena, Sr. (argued), Laredo, TX, for Gregorio Jesus Castaneda.

Before DAVIS, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, Jose Marcelino Rubio, Sr. ("Rubio") and Gregorio Jesus Castaneda ("Castaneda") a/k/a Jesse Castaneda, appeal their convictions for extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1951 (the "Hobbs Act") on numerous grounds. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I.

The government produced evidence tending to show that between July 1992 and 1999 Rubio and Castaneda participated...

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