U.S. v. HARRIS

No. 18-12418.

916 F.3d 948 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Dexter HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle Lee Schieber , U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Attorney Service-Middle District of Georgia, Macon, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jonathan Dodson , Christina Lee Hunt , Federal Public Defender's Office, Macon, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges, and CONWAY, District Judge.


This criminal appeal presents two questions: first, whether sufficient evidence supports Paul Harris's conviction of extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), (b)(2); and second, whether the district court violated Harris's right to present a complete defense when it limited his closing argument...

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