No. 19-8568

James Stephen Thorpe v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-29
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: conspiracy criminal-prosecution due-process hobbs-act home-invasion interstate-commerce private-residence robbery targeting-rule
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-06-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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 (OCR Extract)

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.

Docket Entries

2020-06-29
Petition DENIED.
2020-06-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
2020-06-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-05-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 29, 2020)

Attorneys

James Thorpe
Richard CroutharmelRichard Croutharmel, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
Richard CroutharmelRichard Croutharmel, Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent