Legal Opinion
United States v. Culbert
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 28, 1978No. 77-142PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Respondent was convicted of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U. S. C. § 1951 (1976 ed.), which provides in relevant part:
“Whoever in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery or extortion or attempts or conspires so to do, or commits or threatens physical violence to any person or property in furtherance of a plan or purpose to do anything in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.” § 1951 (a).
The question in this case is whether the…
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