United States v. Jimenez-Torres

Hector Jimenez-Torres (defendant) and five others robbed the home of gas-station owner Carlos Flores-Rodriguez, killing him and stealing about $600 in station income that Flores customarily stored at home. The station, which had bought roughly 40,000 gallons of gasoline from a Virgin Islands refinery in the two prior months, closed permanently after the robbery. Jimenez was convicted under the Hobbs Act and for using a firearm in a federal felony, and he appealed, arguing insufficient evidence tied the robbery to interstate commerce.