Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Marc Edelman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1989No. 88-1258PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Per curiam
Robert Marc Edelman appeals his convictions for conspiracy to use, and aiding and abetting another in the use of, interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952A. We affirm, finding that the use of interstate commerce facilities is a jurisdictional requirement only and the government need not prove that Edelman had knowledge of or intended the use of such facilities.
Facts
In October 1986, Robert Marc Edelman hired James Young, a private investigator, to follow Edelman’s estranged wife. Young followed Mrs. Edelman for the next two months,…
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