Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Sims v. United States
Sims v. United States, 423 U.S. 845 (1975)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1975-10-06
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- jurisdiction upheld in Hobbs Act conspiracy prosecution where evidence showed that the victim hotel had a large number of out-of-state visitors
- when “such evidence” is admitted, it “becomes necessary for the court to” give a limiting instruction to the jury
- robbery of hotel affects interstate commerce
Citator
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- Cited by
- 73 opinions
C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.