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192627P.pdf   10/28/2020  United States  v.  Charles Chastain
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  19-2627
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock   
   [PUBLISHED] [Kobes, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Benton, Circuit 
   Judges] 
   Criminal case - Criminal law. The evidence was sufficient to support 
   defendant's convictions for extortion and attempted extortion, and receipt 
   of a firearm with intent to commit a felony; when the district court judge 
   received an unsolicited, case-related message from a family member the 
   court acted properly by informing the parties and giving them a chance to 
   object; the district court judge did not err by not sua sponte recusing 
   from the sentencing.