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U.S. v. Peterson, No. 99-3967 (7th Cir.) (236 F.3d 848) (January 4, 2001) (Judge William J. Bauer)

Here, the Court reversed a series of convictions for a Hobbs Act robbery of a drug dealer because the Government had failed to satisfy its burden of proof under the "depletion of assets" theory of establishing an impact on interstate commerce.

The defendants in this case, members of the Latin ...

 

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