U.S. v. Collins, No. 93-1670 (5th Cir.) (40 F.3d 95) (December 2, 1994) (Judge Henry A. Politz)
In this case the Fifth Circuit refused to apply the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) to the robbery of an
automobile and a cellular telephone from a computer company executive, even though the crime might have prevented the victim from attending business meetings or making business calls. Differentiating between …
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