UNITED STATES v. TAGLIONE

No. 76-2257.

546 F.2d 194 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph TAGLIONE, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 31, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore J. Sakowitz, Fed. Public Defender (Court-Appointed not under Act), Michael J. Rosen, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Michael P. Sullivan, William R. Northcutt, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, AINSWORTH and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

I. FACTS

Appellant, Joseph Taglione, Jr., was convicted of unlawfully and wilfully committing extortion, which extortion did obstruct, delay and affect commerce and the movement of articles and commodities in commerce, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., § 1951.1 The relevant facts are as follows: On March 1, 1975, Shell Oil Company shipped a box of D-16 credit...

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