United States v. John Lanny Lynch

This appeal arises out of John Lanny Lynch’s conviction and twenty-year sentence for violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and his conviction and five-year consecutive sentence for using or carrying a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). In United States v. Lynch, 282 F.3d 1049 (9th Cir.2002) (Lynch I), we held that crimes directed toward an individual violate the Hobbs Act only if “the acts deplete the assets of an individual who is directly and customarily engaged in interstate commerce; if the acts cause or create the…