Opinion ID: 406266
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Evidence of Telephonic Communication

Text: 57 Foley argues that the district court erred in denying Foley's motion for acquittal based on the prosecution's failure to prove any transmission by means of wire, radio, or television communication within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. 9 The record discloses that there was ample evidence that Foley called Castleberry on June 14, 1979, and set up a meeting to discuss the purchase of the NBC. 10 Foley bases his argument on the assertion that a witness testified that telephone communication can occur by means other than wire. We have held: 58 There is nothing in the statute to indicate that because a portion of the telephone calls in question were transmitted by microwave, a radio relay, they are not encompassed within the purview of the statute. Defendant has cited no authority, and we have found none, to support his contention. 59 United States v. Bohr, 581 F.2d 1294, 1303 (8th Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 958, 99 S.Ct. 361, 58 L.Ed.2d 351 (1978). 60 Foley's argument is, therefore, without merit.