96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6492, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,115 United States of America v. Stephen Wayne Atcheson, United States of America v. Mark Edward McGrath

94 F.3d 1237 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6492 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,115 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen Wayne ATCHESON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark Edward McGRATH, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 95-30296, 95-30297. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 5, 1996. Decided Aug. 30, 1996. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Oct. 3, 1996. Steven V. Richert, Service, Gasser & Kerl, Pocatello, Idaho, for defendant-appellant Atcheson. Monte R. Whittier, Whittier, Souza & Naftz, Pocatello, Idaho, for defendant-appellant McGrath. James M. Peters, Assistant United States Attorney, Boise, Idaho, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Edward J. Lodge, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. Nos. CR-95-00015-2-EJL and CR-92-00021-1-EJL. Before ALARCON, NORRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. ALARCON, Circuit Judge: 1 Mark Edward McGrath and Stephen Wayne Atcheson were found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery, attempted robbery, extortion, and attempted extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act. The jury also found McGrath and Atcheson…