U.S. v. TAYLOR

No. 13-4316.

754 F.3d 217 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Anthony TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Kari Elizabeth Jackson , Dennis Jones , Dennis E. Jones & Associates, Abingdon, Virginia, for Appellant. Jean Barrett Hudson , OFFICE OF The United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Timothy J. Heaphy , United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, Anne H. Lippitt , Third Year Law Student, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge THACKER and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.


WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

David Anthony Taylor appeals his convictions for two counts of Hobbs Act robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Taylor contends both that the government failed to introduce sufficient evidence to establish that his robberies affected interstate commerce and that the district court erred in prohibiting him from showing...

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