LIMITING PUBLIC CORRUPTION PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE HOBBS ACT: WILL "UNITED STATES V. EVANS" BE THE NEXT "MCNALLY"?

LIMITING PUBLIC CORRUPTION PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE HOBBS ACT: WILL "UNITED STATES V. EVANS" BE THE NEXT "MCNALLY"?

This Article examines the propriety of federal bribery prosecutions of local public officials under the Hobbs Act, which on its face proscribes only extortion and robbery. The article concludes that the Hobbs Act does not proscribe the passive receipt of bribes by public officials and that Hobbs Act...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chicago-Kent law review 1991-01, Vol.67 (1), p.29
Hauptverfasser: Webb, Dan K, Molo, Steven F, Hurst, James F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This Article examines the propriety of federal bribery prosecutions of local public officials under the Hobbs Act, which on its face proscribes only extortion and robbery. The article concludes that the Hobbs Act does not proscribe the passive receipt of bribes by public officials and that Hobbs Act prosecutions should be limited accordingly.
ISSN:0009-3599