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· 4/5/1979

United States v. Richard Wayne Schwanke, Virgil Ernest Huggins, Olen Collins

Citations

  • 598 F.2d 575
  • 4 Fed. R. Serv. 1459
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 15650

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “in furtherance of” requirement met when common purpose had not deteriorated; “[t]he conspiracy was yet in being”
  • de minimis connection to interstate commerce existed where business in building destroyed “purchased candy, gum and vegetables from” out of state
  • “Congress has the power to punish the unlawful use of explosives under the Commerce Clause even though the effect on interstate commerce may be de minimis.”
  • commercial building tenant operated café that purchased interstate goods

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Holloway, Barrett, Logan

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