Legal Opinion
United States v. Lorenzo Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2002No. 01-3649PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Lorenzo Williams was tried by jury and convicted of Interference with Commerce by Violence in violation of the Hobbs Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a) (2000). He was sentenced to life imprisonment as a “three-strikes” offender, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c) (2000). Williams appeals, asserting 1) that the'district court 1 erred in admitting prior bad acts evidence and in instructing the jury on the interstate commerce . element of the offense; 2) that there was insufficient evidence to prove the interstate commerce element; and 3) that the sentencing court violated…
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