163778P.pdf   08/22/2017  United States  v.  James Hobgood
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  16-3778
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville   
   [PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Benton, Circuit Judge, and Gerrard, 
   District Judge] 
   Criminal case - Criminal law. Where defendant was prosecuted for 
   interstate stalking in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2261A(2) after he 
   falsely portrayed his former girlfriend as a prostitute on social media, 
   emailed and mailed similar representations to her family and employer and 
   emailed her and her family that he would continue to make the 
   representations until she met his demands, defendant's prosecution did not 
   violate his First Amendment rights; defendant's communications were 
   unprotected speech integral to criminal conduct because the communications 
   were integral to the crime of extortion under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 875(d); the 
   district court did not clearly err in awarding restitution for the 
   victim's moving costs where the evidence showed she moved to avoid 
   defendant's stalking.