United States v. Thomas Tocco, Mario Ferranti Jack Ferranti

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• concluding that arson of a retail dress shop was sufficiently related to interstate commerce because a place of commerce was destroyed
• holding that “in light of the fact that, unlike the statute in Lopez, § 844(i
• concluding that alleged vouching and “inflammatory comments” in the prosecution’s rebuttal were “fair responses” to “the issues raised and the atmosphere created by [the defendant’s] own making through the defense summation”
• finding that descriptions of the declarant’s demeanor as “all hyped” and “nervous” sufficed to apply the exception, even though three hours had elapsed between the startling event and the declaration
• affirming jury inference of persuasion from defendant’s strong influence over witness who was 37 employee
• sustaining defendant’s conviction of witness tampering based on evidence showing defendant had substantial influence over witness because he was her landlord and her employer, and had paid for an attorney to help her prepare her testimony

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