Legal Opinion
United States v. Melvin Pinckney, and Fundador Cuevas, Also Known as Powerhouse
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 1996No. 1511, Dockets 95-1181(L), 95-1317PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
After a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Charles P. Sifton, Chief Judge), Fundador Cuevas was convicted of: (1) operating a chop shop, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2322; and (2) conspiring to operate a chop shop, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371.
Cuevas appealed, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions. Specifically, he argued that the government: (1) failed to prove a sufficient nexus to interstate commerce to support his conviction under either the substantive crime, 18 U.S.C. § 2322,…
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