United States First Circuit

District court's conviction of defendant for crimes related to the robbery of an armored truck in Puerto Rico is vacated and remanded where, although the government established the required nexus to interstate commerce under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. section 1951(a), defendant's Confrontation Clause rights were violated by the admission of hearsay evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2009
• Published 09/25/2009

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dean Stowers, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julia M. Meconiates, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief for appellee.