Legal Opinion
United States v. Paredes
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 9, 1996No. 96 Cr. 286 (SAS)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge:
On April 18, 1996, defendant was indicted on two counts of violating the federal murder-for-hire statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1958 and one count of possession by a felon of ammunition, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). This opinion addresses defendant’s pretrial motion to dismiss his indictments under 18 U.S.C. § 1958 for lack of federal jurisdiction and defendant’s request for a pretrial hearing to determine whether the government manufactured federal jurisdiction in this case. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion is granted and Counts One and Two of the…
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