Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1995No. 95-1005PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
Frank Robinson appeals his conviction of carjacking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119, and the use or carrying of a firearm in the taking of a motor vehicle by force, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1). Robinson argues that the district court 1 erred in denying his motions to dismiss both counts, because the indictment was vague and did not contain a statement of the essential facts supporting the charges; the carjacking statute is beyond Congress’s powers under the commerce clause of the federal Constitution; and the two counts comprise double jeopardy, because they…
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