U.S. v. McGUIRE

No. 97-3542.

178 F.3d 203 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Joseph T. McGUIRE Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelley Stark (Argued), Office of Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

Paul J. Brysh (Argued), Bonnie R. Schlueter, Office of United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.

Before: McKEE, RENDELL & WEIS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

Joseph McGuire appeals his conviction for aiding and abetting the use of an explosive to destroy property used in an activity affecting interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 844(i). For the reasons that follow we hold that the evidence presented was not sufficient to establish the jurisdictional element of the offense, and we will reverse.

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases