Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 15, 1978, No. 76-3666 (Myers v. Rhay)

JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:

This is a joint appeal by Morris Phillips and James Beasley, who were convicted of conspiracy to commit extortion, in violation of the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951) (Count I) , and of attempting to commit extortion, also in violation of the Hobbs Act (Count II) . Phillips was sentenced to concurrent three-year terms and fined $10,000.00.