Amos Kiprop Koech v. United States
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Does the jurisdictional element 'in or affecting interstate commerce' in federal criminal statutes require an actual effect on interstate commerce and thus entitle a defendant to a jury instruction that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt an 'actual effect' on interstate commerce?
QUESTIONS PRESENTED IL Does the jurisdictional element “in or affecting interstate commerce” in federal criminal statutes require an actual effect on interstate commerce and thus entitle a defendant to a jury instruction that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt an “actual effect” on interstate commerce? Il. Is the interstate commerce jurisdictional element requiring that the crime be “in or affecting interstate commerce” satisfied by mere use of a cell phone in a case that otherwise involves a local sex crime? i