· 8/25/1955
United States v. Henry Gregory Varlack, Samuel Kavalauskas and David Bernard Roche, and James Thomas Moock, Clifford Carter and Lawrence Wagner
Citations
- 225 F.2d 665
- 36 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2639
- 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 4570
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- judge instructed that, if jury believed testimony of government witnesses, defendant's acts affected commerce as defined in Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951
- judge instructed that, if jury believed testimony of government witnesses, defendant’s acts affected commerce as defined in Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951
- for conviction under Hobbs Act, it is not necessary for jury to find that defendants considered that effect of conspiracy would be to affect interstate commerce, or that one of purposes of conspiracy was to affect interstate commerce
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Judges: Clark, Medina, Hincks
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