(DOWNLOAD) "United States V. Riddle" by Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: United States V. Riddle
- Author : Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 04, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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Defendants Bernard Altshuler, Jeffrey Riddle, and Lavance Turnage were convicted by a jury of RICO, RICO conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 1962(c) & (d)), and conducting an illegal gambling business (18 U.S.C. § 1955), and Riddle and Turnage of committing a violent crime in furtherance of racketeering (18 U.S.C. § 1959). They appeal on several grounds. They argue that the district court erred when it permitted them to be absent during voir dire, and they attack their RICO and violent crime convictions on the grounds that there was an insufficient connection with interstate commerce. They also claim that the evidence was insufficient to support certain counts against them and that the district court erred when it allowed the testimony of a witness after the government had concluded a plea bargain with him, when it did not give a conspiracy withdrawal jury instruction, and when it sentenced them without presentence reports. We affirm the district court.