U.S. v. KNIGHT

No. 94-2767.

58 F.3d 393 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Douglas John KNIGHT, also known as Justin Knight, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1995.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Handley of Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant.

Barbara E. Guss, Asst. U.S. Atty., White Plains, NY, argued (Lisa M. Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Douglas John Knight appeals his conviction on three counts related to an extortion scheme. Knight's chief contentions are that a juror holding out for acquittal on one count was improperly coerced and that Knight's consent to search a hotel safe deposit box was improperly obtained. We affirm.

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Knight was convicted of two extortion-related counts under 18 U.S.C. § 875(d) and ...

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