Turner, No. 03-2608 Conviction and sentence for several Hobbs Act and firearms offenses based upon an attempt to rob an armored car facility are affirmed over defendant's arguments that: 1) a Hobbs Act conspiracy is not a "crime of violence" for purposes of a charge for use of a weapon during a crime of violence; 2) the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction for attempted robbery under the Hobbs Act; 3) the district court improperly instructed the jury on the elements of… [read post]