Duran v. United States
Petition for certiorari denied on March 23, 2015
Issue: Whether the evidence was sufficient to establish that
petitioner’s conspiracy to rob and attempted robberies of the
inventory and assets of drug trafficking enterprises had the
requisite effect on interstate commerce under the Hobbs Act, 18
U.S.C. § 1951(a), which prohibits “attempts or conspiracies” to
commit a robbery that “in any way or degree obstructs, delays,
or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity
in commerce.”
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
|---|
| Oct 17 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 21, 2014) |
| Oct 28 2014 | Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed. |
| Oct 30 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014. |
| Nov 7 2014 | Response Requested . (Due December 8, 2014) |
| Dec 2 2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 7, 2015. |
| Jan 7 2015 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 6, 2015. |
| Feb 3 2015 | Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed. |
| Feb 13 2015 | Reply of petitioner Emmanuel Duran filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 19 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 6, 2015. |
| Mar 9 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 20, 2015. |
| Mar 23 2015 | Petition DENIED. |
