Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricardo Chavez Ortiz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1973No. 73-1429PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Chavez Ortiz was charged with aircraft piracy for hijacking a passenger aircraft in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 1472(i). His only defense was insanity. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a guilty verdict. Chavez appeals claiming various errors. We affirm the conviction; but because the trial judge believed he lacked the power to sentence Chavez under 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a), we remand with instructions to reconsider the sentence in light of this opinion.
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Chavez asserts that his conviction should be reversed because the trial judge violated 18 U.S.C. § 4244 which…
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