No. 19-8240
Richard Valentini v. United States
Tags: conviction criminal-statute extortion hobbs-act personal-gain property-deprivation property-transfer statutory-interpretation third-party third-party-transfer
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2020-05-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does a Hobbs Act conviction require the perpetrator to acquire the victim's property?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Does a conviction for violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1951(b)(2) require not only that a victim be deprived of his or her property, but also that the perpetrator acquire it? Or may such a conviction be predicated on a victim’s transfer of property to a third party even when the perpetrator derives no personal gain from the transfer? 1
Docket Entries
2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-04-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 11, 2020)
2020-03-02
Application (19A954) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until April 6, 2020.
2020-02-25
Application (19A954) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 9, 2020 to April 6, 2020, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Attorneys
Richard Valentini
Seth Kretzer — Law Office of Seth Kretzer, Petitioner
Seth Kretzer — Law Office of Seth Kretzer, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent