United States First Circuit

Court rejected defendant's appeal based on the Hobbs Act, because there was sufficient evidence to support a finding that his actions would have had at least a de minimis effect on interstate commerce.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2004
• Published 06/08/2004

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles W. Rankin, with whom Rankin & Sultan was on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathleen A. Felton, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, U.S. Attorney, and George W. Vien and Michael D. Ricciuti, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, were on brief, for appellee.