United States v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
755 F.3d 645 · 2014
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
May 2017
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1958
Relies on Chickasaw Nation v. United States · United States v. Mathijssen · United States v. Dotson
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“To be convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1958 (a) an individual need only travel or use a facility of interstate commerce, or cause another to do so, intending a murder be committed for hire. Although an offer of something of value in exchange for the commission of murder will be made at some point, 18 U.S.C. § 1958 (a) does not require that the offer have been made or accepted before the statute is violated. As a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1958 (a) does not require the unlawful conduct involve an offer or receipt of something of pecuniary value per se, U.S.S.G. § 2E1.4(a)(l) is not superfluous.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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