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U.S. v. Kennedy, No. 97-3009 (D.C. Cir.) (133 F.3d 53) (January 16, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)

Loaded on Feb. 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists February 23, 1998
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In this case the Court held that the Hobbs Act prohibits interference with interstate commerce through either robbery or extortion, and because extortion does not necessarily involve violence, not all crimes under the Hobbs Act need be violent.

 

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  1. Petta v. Rivera, No. 95-40157 (5th Cir.) (133 F.3d 330) (January 16, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)
  2. U.S. v. Foster, No. 89-10405 (9th Cir.) (133 F.3d 704) (January 5, 1998) (Judge Alex Kozinski)
  3. U.S. v. Kennedy, No. 97-3009 (D.C. Cir.) (133 F.3d 53) (January 16, 1998) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)
  4. U.S. v. Smith, No. 96-1245 (10th Cir.) (133 F.3d 737) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Wade Brorby)
  5. U.S. v. Mata, No. 97-1217, No. 743 (2nd Cir.) (133 F.3d 200) (January 7, 1998) (Per Curiam)
  6. U.S. v. Garrison, No. 95-9361 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 831) (January 22, 1998) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)
  7. U.S. v. Garrison, No. 95-9361 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 831) (January 22, 1998) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)
  8. Bush v. Pitzer, No. 97-3024 (7th Cir.) (133 F.3d 455) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)
  9. U.S. v. Wilson, No. 96-4498 (4th Cir.) (133 F.3d 251) (December 23, 1997) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer)
  10. U.S. v. Wolny, No. 96-4169 (10th Cir.) (133 F.3d 758) (January 6, 1998) (Judge Robert H. Henry)
  11. U.S. v. Foster, No. 89-10405 (9th Cir.) (133 F.3d 704) (January 5, 1998) (Judge Alex Kozinski)
  12. U.S. v. Jarrett, No. 96-2615 (7th Cir.) (133 F.3d 519) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)
  13. U.S. v. Kaplan, No. 95-4908 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 826) (January 22, 1998) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)
  14. Zehner v. Trigg, No. 97-1251 (7th Cir.) (133 F.3d 459) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Walter J. Cummings)
  15. Hill v. Butterworth, No. 97-2192 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 783) (December 15, 1997) (Judge Joseph Woodrow Hatchett)
  16. U.S. v. Smith, No. 96-1245 (10th Cir.) (133 F.3d 737) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Wade Brorby)
  17. Petta v. Rivera, No. 95-40157 (5th Cir.) (133 F.3d 330) (January 16, 1998) (Judge John M. Jr. Duhé)
  18. U.S. v. Smith, No. 96-1245 (10th Cir.) (133 F.3d 737) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Wade Brorby)
  19. U.S. v. Kaplan, No. 95-4908 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 826) (January 22, 1998) (Judge Stanley F. Jr. Birch)
  20. U.S. v. Ramunno, No. 97-2132 (7th Cir.) (133 F.3d 476) (January 7, 1998) (Judge Joel L. Flaum)
  21. U.S. v. Fiorelli, No. 94-2210 (3rd Cir.) (133 F.3d 218) (January 6, 1998) (Judge Walter K. Stapleton)
  22. Westcott v. Crinklaw, No. 96-3700 (8th Cir.) (133 F.3d 658) (January 9, 1998) (Judge John R. Gibson)
  23. U.S. v. Wilson, No. 96-4498 (4th Cir.) (133 F.3d 251) (December 23, 1997) (Judge Paul V. Niemeyer)
  24. Zehner v. Trigg, No. 97-1251 (7th Cir.) (133 F.3d 459) (December 31, 1997) (Judge Walter J. Cummings)
  25. U.S. v. Damm, No. 97-1543 (8th Cir.) (133 F.3d 636) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Roger L. Wollman)
  26. U.S. v. Morken, No. 97-1816MN (8th Cir.) (133 F.3d 628) (January 8, 1998) (Judge George G. Fagg)
  27. U.S. v. Lipman, No. 97-50006 (9th Cir.) (133 F.3d 726) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Harry Pregerson)
  28. U.S. v. Gilliard, No. 96-9459 (11th Cir.) (133 F.3d 809) (January 21, 1998) (Judge Susan H. Black)
  29. U.S. v. Drinkwine, No. 97-1194, No. 711 (2nd Cir.) (133 F.3d 203) (January 8, 1998) (Judge Ellsworth A. Van Graafeiland)
  30. U.S. v. Garces, No. 97-3073 (D.C. Cir.) (133 F.3d 70) (January 20, 1998) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)

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