U.S. v. THOMPSON

No. 10-30671.

647 F.3d 180 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael L. THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 13, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Mignonne Griffing (argued) , Cristina Walker , Asst. U.S. Attys., Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Allyn Stroud (argued) , Wiener, Weiss & Madison, A.P.C., Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and BARKSDALE and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge.

Appellant Michael Thompson was convicted of extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. He appeals this conviction, raising two issues: first, that the proof presented at trial constituted a constructive amendment of the government's indictment, in violation of the Fifth Amendment; and, second, that the evidence was insufficient to show that Thompson obtained property within...

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