U.S. v. CHOWDHURY

Nos. 96-8235, 96-8239.

118 F.3d 742 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Muazzam Hussain CHOWDHURY, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy WILSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 6, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Jerold Baverman, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 96-8235.

William R. Toliver, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, GA, for U.S.

Stephanie Kearns, Federal Defender, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant in No. 96-8239.

Before BLACK, Circuit Judge, RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BURNS, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants Muazzam Hussain Chowdhury and Randy Wilson appeal their convictions under the federal arson statute, 18 U.S.C. § 844(i),1 asserting that their case lacks the interstate commerce nexus required for federal jurisdiction.2 We affirm, holding that the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549, 115 S.Ct. 1624, 131 L.Ed.2d 626...

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