James Stephen Thorpe v. United States
AdministrativeLaw Securities Immigration
Whether the United States Court of Appeals properly held that there exists an interstate commerce connection for a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1951 (conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act robbery)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the United States Court of Appeals properly held that there exists an interstate commerce connection for a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1951 (conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act robbery) where the facts showed the defendant and others broke into the private home of an individual who worked for a business that transacted in interstate commerce and that the defendant did so based solely on his belief the individual may have brought money home from the business and stored it in the private home.