Whether Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) because it can be committed without using physical force, by causing the victim to fear economic loss to an intangible asset

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c) because it can be committed without using physical force, by causing the victim to fear economic loss to an intangible asset. Whether the trial Judge’s overt indication to the jury that his presence at the trial would influence the cooperating witnesses to tell the truth, and his other partial interventions and interruptions throughout the trial, violated the constitutional rights to a fair trial and due process of law? i