Legal Opinion
United States v. Jennings
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1999No. 98-20437PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
David Jennings appeals two convictions: (1) possession of a firearm (a .38 revolver) in relation to a “crime of violence” (possession of an unregistered pipe bomb); and (2) attempted interference with interstate commerce in violation of the Hobbs Act. We affirm.
I
David Jennings planned to extort money from workers and customers of day care centers and medical offices by threatening them with homemade bombs. Jennings described his plans in detail to police informant Jesus “Chuy” Herrera. After telling Chuy that he owned a gun and that he knew how to make a bomb…
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