U.S. v. CHASTAIN

No. 19-2627.

979 F.3d 586 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Charles David CHASTAIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 28, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benecia Betton Moore , John Ray White , Assistant United States Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

J. Blake Byrd , Molly K. Sullivan , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Charles David Chastain, pro se.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, BENTON and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Charles Chastain of extortion, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), attempted extortion, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and receipt of a firearm with intent to commit a felony, 18 U.S.C. § 924(b). He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on all counts and says the district judge1 should...

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