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U.S. v. Robinson, No. 96-11165 (5th Cir.) (119 F.3d 1205) (August 8, 1997) (Judge Fortunato P. Benavides)

The Court held: "[I]n Hobbs Act prosecutions based on local activities that affect interstate commerce, the government need not prove that the effect of an individual defendant's conduct was substantial. It suffices to show a slight effect in each case, provided that the defendant's conduct is of a general type ...

 

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