TAYLOR v. U.S.

No. 14-6166.

136 S.Ct. 2074 (2016)

195 L. Ed. 2d 456

David Anthony TAYLOR, petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis E. Jones , Abingdon, VA, for petitioner.

Anthony A. Yang , Washington, DC, for respondent.

Seth C. Weston , Gilbert, Bird & Weston, Roanoke, VA, Dennis E. Jones , Dennis E. Jones, P.L.C., Abingdon, VA, for petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Leslie R. Caldwell , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Anthony A. Yang , Assistant to the Solicitor General, David B. Goodhand , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.


The Hobbs Act makes it a crime for a person to affect commerce, or to attempt to do so, by robbery. 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). The Act defines "commerce" broadly as interstate commerce "and all other commerce over which the United States has jurisdiction." § 1951(b)(3). This case requires us...

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