U.S. v. FABIAN

No. 01-1471.

312 F.3d 550 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Wayne FABIAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: December 5, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Bennet Adler, New York, NY, for Appellant-Defendant Wayne Fabian.

Dwight C. Holton, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (Alan Vinegrad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Jo Ann M. Navickas, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, on the brief), Brooklyn, NY, for Appellee the United States of America.

Before: McLAUGHLIN, F.I. PARKER, and POOLER, Circuit Judges.


Judge F.I. PARKER dissents in part in a separate opinion.

POOLER, Circuit Judge.

Wayne Fabian appeals from his convictions under the Hobbs Act, primarily arguing that the government failed to show an adequate connection between his crimes and interstate commerce to support federal jurisdiction. For the reasons given below, we find the government proved the nexus to interstate commerce necessary for Hobbs Act jurisdiction...

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