U.S. v. Lester, No. CR. 3:02CR372 (E.D.Va.) (234 F.Supp.2d 595) (December 19, 2002) (Judge Robert E. Payne)
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published in Punch and Jurists
February 10, 2003
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Eyewitness Testimony.
Technically, the defendant in this case, Cornelius Lester, was charged with “interference with commerce by force” in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951. In the wonderful world of Federal criminal law parlance, that meant he attempted to rob a local convenience store. Of course, the state penalty for such …
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More from this issue:
- U.S. v. Lester, No. CR. 3:02CR372 (E.D.Va.) (234 F.Supp.2d 595) (December 19, 2002) (Judge Robert E. Payne)
- U.S. v. Ramirez-Lopez, No. 01-50164 (9th Cir.) (315 F.3d 1143) (January 9, 2003) (Judge Richard F. Cebull)
- Kuna v. Daniels, No. Civ. 02-526-HA (D.Or.) (234 F.Supp.2d 1168) (October 20, 2002) (Judge Ancer L. Haggerty)
- U.S. v. Conrad, No. 02-1292 (8th Cir.) (320 F.3d 851) (February 28, 2002) (Judge Michael J. Melloy)
- Mitchell v. Andrews, No. CVF995551OWWGHB (E.D.Cal.) (235 F.Supp.2d 1085) (March 29, 2001) (Judge Oliver W. Wanger)
- Davis v. Kelly, No. 01-2067 (2nd Cir.) (316 F.3d 125) (January 7, 2003) (Per Curiam)
- Clay v. U.S., No. 01-1500 (U.S. Supreme Court) (537 U.S. 522; 123 S.Ct. 1072) (March 4, 2003) (Justice Ginsburg)
- U.S. v. Angle, No. 01-3670 (7th Cir.) (315 F.3d 810) (January 10, 2003) (Judge Ann Claire Williams)
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