Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin Paul WOODRUFF, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1997No. 96-10397PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Kevin Woodruff was convicted by a jury of four counts of interfering with interstate commerce by robbery in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a). The district court granted Woodruffs post-verdict motion for a judgment of acquittal on all counts. 941 F.Supp. 910 (N.D.Cal.1996). The United States appeals. We vacate the judgment of acquittal and remand.
In a Hobbs Act robbery prosecution, the government is required to prove two things: (1) that the defendant either committed or attempted to commit a robbery, and (2) a nexus between the defendant’s acts and…
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