United States v. Wang
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
222 F.3d 234 (2000)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
Paul and Patricia Tsai owned a restaurant in Tennessee. The Tsais returned home after closing the restaurant one night with $1,200 in cash from the cash register. Min Wang (defendant), who had previously worked in the restaurant as a cook, and an accomplice were lying in wait for the Tsais. Wang and his accomplice struck and bound the Tsais, threatened them with a gun, stole a total of $4,200 in cash from the house including the cash from the restaurant, and then fled in the Tsais’ car. Wang was eventually arrested in Georgia and charged in federal court under federal criminal statutes including the Hobbs Act for robbery affecting interstate commerce, using a firearm during a crime of violence, carjacking, and transporting a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce. The district court judge acquitted Wang on the carjacking charge but found him guilty on the other three counts. Wang appealed his convictions for robbery affecting interstate commerce and using a firearm during a crime of violence.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Batchelder, J.)
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