Ocasio v. United States

Ocasio v. United States

Argued October 6, 2015
Decided May 2, 2016
Full case name Samuel Ocasio, Petitioner v. United States of America
Docket nos. 14–361
Citations

578 U.S. ___ (more)

Prior history On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Argument Oral argument
Opinion Announcement Opinion announcement
Holding
A defendant may be charged with conspiracy to commit extortion even though the ones being extorted are part of the extortion scheme. Ocasio's argument that the victim(s) of extortion must not be part of the extortion scheme is rejected, and Ocasio's conspiracy conviction is upheld. The judgment of the Fourth Circuit is affirmed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John G. Roberts
Case opinions
Majority Alito, joined by Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Kagan
Concurrence Breyer
Dissent Thomas
Dissent Sotomayor, joined by Roberts
Laws applied
Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. §1951, §371

Ocasio v. United States, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a conspiracy to violate the Hobbs Act can occur when an individual obtains property from another conspirator under the pretense that they have an official right to take that property.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Ocasio v. United States, No. 14–361, 578 U.S. ___, slip op. at 1, 5, 18 (2016).

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