United States v. Emmanuel Chaplain

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Emmanuel Chaplain was convicted of seven counts of interfering with commerce by means of robbery (Hobbs Act robbery) in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, three counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) and (C), and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2), and sentenced to 852 months’ imprisonment. He appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the district court’s 1 jury instruction for Hobbs Act robbery. For the reasons discussed below, we…