United States v. DiDonna

A jury convicted Defendant of attempted Hobbs Act extortion and attempting to collect an extension of credit by extortionate means. Defendant appealed, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions. The First Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part, holding (1) the evidence was sufficient to sustain Defendant’s conviction of the extortion charge because the evidence was sufficient to show that Defendant attempted to extort $0,000; but (2) the evidence was insufficient to sustain Defendant’s conviction on the remaining charge because a rational jury could not conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant manifested his assent to defer payment or used extortionate means to “exact repayment of credit previously extended.” View "United States v. DiDonna" on Justia Law