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U.S. v. HINTON, 3:16cr83-MHT (WO). (2016)

Court: District Court, M.D. Alabama Number: infdco20160504816 Visitors: 10
Filed: May 03, 2016
Latest Update: May 03, 2016
Summary: ORDER MYRON H. THOMPSON , District Judge . In light of the fact that the argument made by defendant Stanley Jawan Hinton in his motion to dismiss (doc. no. 62)—that Congress's enactment of the carjacking statute under which he is being prosecuted exceeded its authority under the Commerce Clause—is foreclosed by binding circuit precedent, it is ORDERED that the motion is denied. See United States v. Williams , 51 F.3d 1004 (11th Cir. 1995), abrogated on other grounds by Jones v. United
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In light of the fact that the argument made by defendant Stanley Jawan Hinton in his motion to dismiss (doc. no. 62)—that Congress's enactment of the carjacking statute under which he is being prosecuted exceeded its authority under the Commerce Clause—is foreclosed by binding circuit precedent, it is ORDERED that the motion is denied. See United States v. Williams, 51 F.3d 1004 (11th Cir. 1995), abrogated on other grounds by Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227 (1999).

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