U.S. v. Nash

1 Citing case

  1. U.S. v. Spinner

    180 F.3d 514 (3d Cir. 1999)   Cited 48 times
    Holding that a defendant who enters a guilty plea may challenge the sufficiency of the indictment for the first time on appeal

    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).