U.S. v. Nash

1 Citing case

  1. U.S. v. Martin

    147 F.3d 529 (7th Cir. 1997)   Cited 80 times
    Finding on direct appeal that the defendants' pleas of guilty waived any challenge to the application of the statutory elements to their conduct

    Martin's argument rests on the concept that a guilty plea does not waive jurisdictional defenses to the crime at issue. United States v. Nash, 29 F.3d 1195, 1201 (7th Cir. 1994). But the nexus with interstate commerce, which courts frequently call the "jurisdictional element," is simply one of the essential elements of ยง 844(i).