Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
District Court, D. Nevada
Decided May 18, 2016No. 2:11-cr-00058-JAD-CWHPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion to Dismiss
[ECF Nos. 208, 220, 223, 224]
Jennifer A. Dorsey, United States District Judge
Phillip Smith and Develle Merritte are accused of a series of 2010 armed robberies dubbed the “bandana robberies.”1 The superseding indictment charges them with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act2 and with using a firearm during these “crimes of violence”3 in violation of 28 U.S.C. § 924(c).
( The defendants move to dismiss all of the § 924(c) counts,4 arguing that Hobbs Act robbery and conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Begay v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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3Cited by10 opinions
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