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United States v. Kasper Lamar Dobbs, United States of America v. Robert Wilson, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 31, 2006No. 05-2249, 05-2973PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Kasper Dobbs and Robert Wilson appeal their federal convictions and sentences stemming from the armed robbery of $565 from a “mom and pop” convenience store in Dubuque, Iowa. A jury convicted the defendants of Interference with Commerce by Violence (robbery) under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), and firearms violations under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 and 924. In addition, the district court found that Wilson had a sufficient number of prior convictions for “serious violent felonies” to mandate a life sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3559. The district court sentenced Dobbs to 444…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. United States v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. United States v. Thomas Lee FarmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Lorenzo WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. United States v. McAdoryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  2. United States v. Randeep MannCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. Brandon TyermanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. Mikeem DanielCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Terreall McDanielCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019

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