First Circuit· 10/6/2003

United States v. Capozzi

Citations

347 F.3d 327
2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 20307
2003 WL 22283920

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finding police had probable cause where warrant sought was based on tip from informant and corroborated with first-hand knowledge of weapons used in a crime
explaining that a \bare bones affidavit\ on which it is objectively unreasonable for an officer to rely is one that \provide[s] the magistrate [judge] with only the suspicions and conclusions of the officer\ without underlying factual information in support
emphasizing importance of leeway for affidavits drafted by nonlawyers “under significant time pressure”
upholding the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a), which makes it a federal crime to commit or attempt to commit extortion that “in any way or degree, obstructs, delays or affects [interstate] commerce”
“[T]he Hobbs Act ‘ensure[s], through case-by-case inquiry, that the [extortion or robbery] in question affects interstate commerce.’”
government demonstrated a de minimis effect on commerce where defendant deprived business of money, thereby depleting the assets that could have been used to participate in interstate commerce

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Judges: Torruella, Stapleton, Howard

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