United States v. McDaniels

MEMORANDUM OPINION

T. S. Ellis, III, United States District ■ Judge

A five-count superseding indictment has issued charging defendant with: (i) one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a): (ii) two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a); and (iii) two counts of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii). At issue oh this pre-trial motion to dismiss two counts of the superseding indictment is whether Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a predicate crime of violence for § 924(c)(1)(A)…