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==''U.S. v. Partin''==​

==''U.S. v. Partin''==​

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Thereafter, the post-Robert Kennedy U.S. Justice Department spent eleven years prosecuting Partin on five counts of antitrust and [[extortion]] in connection with labor troubles during the late 1960s in the Baton Rouge area. In March 1979, Partin was convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice by hiding witnesses and arranging for [[perjury|perjured]] testimony.<ref name=partin/>​

Thereafter, the post-Robert Kennedy U.S. Justice Department spent eleven years prosecuting Partin on five counts of antitrust and [[extortion]] in connection with labor troubles during the late 1960s in the Baton Rouge area. In March 1979, Partin was convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice by hiding witnesses and arranging for [[perjury|perjured]] testimony.<ref name=partin/>

 

A much earlier Partin trial, which began on June 14, 1971, in Butte, [[Montana]], ended without a verdict. Twenty-four days later, the judge declared a [[mistrial]] as a result of a deadlock among jurors. The case was then reassigned to U.S. District Judge James F. Battin, a Republican former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], whose court was located in the Billings division. Battin granted a [[change of venue]] to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], for the convenience of both witnesses and counsel. Partin's second trial, with Battin still presiding, hence began in Atlanta on January 31, 1972. Judge Battin dismissed one of the five counts, but Partin was convicted after eighteen days of trial and two other days of deliberations of the remaining four counts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/493/750/4363/|title=U.S. Court of Appeals: Cases and Opinions|publisher=cases.justia.com|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>​

A much earlier Partin trial, which began on June 14, 1971, in Butte, [[Montana]], ended without a verdict. Twenty-four days later, the judge declared a [[mistrial]] as a result of a deadlock among jurors. The case was then reassigned to U.S. District Judge James F. Battin, a Republican former member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], whose court was located in the Billings division. Battin granted a [[change of venue]] to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], for the convenience of both witnesses and counsel. Partin's second trial, with Battin still presiding, hence began in Atlanta on January 31, 1972. Judge Battin dismissed one of the five counts, but Partin was convicted after eighteen days of trial and two other days of deliberations of the remaining four counts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cases.justia.com/us-court-of-appeals/F2/493/750/4363/|title=U.S. Court of Appeals: Cases and Opinions|publisher=cases.justia.com|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>​

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In June 1980, Partin was finally imprisoned for extortion. While imprisoned in 1984, he pleaded [[nolo contendere]] to charges of conspiracy, [[racketeering]], and the embezzlement of some $450,000 in union funds stemming from a 1973 indictment. Union members once voted to continue paying Partin's salary while he was in prison, but his tenure as the business agent ended in 1981.<ref name=partin/><ref name=egp/>​

In June 1980, Partin was finally imprisoned for extortion. While imprisoned in 1984, he pleaded [[nolo contendere]] to charges of conspiracy, [[racketeering]], and the embezzlement of some $450,000 in union funds stemming from a 1973 indictment. Union members once voted to continue paying Partin's salary while he was in prison, but his tenure as the business agent ended in 1981.<ref name=partin/><ref name=egp/>

 

U.S. District Judge John Parker subsequently reduced Partin's sentence, and he was released to a halfway house in 1986.<ref name=partin/><ref name=egp/>​

U.S. District Judge John Parker subsequently reduced Partin's sentence, and he was released to a halfway house in 1986.<ref name=partin/><ref name=egp/>​