Legal Opinion
United States v. Carlos Jesus Figueroa
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 1982No. 81-5125PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
Carlos Jesus Figueroa appeals his conviction of attempted aircraft piracy in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 1472(i)(l) and his sentence to the statutory minimum of twenty years imprisonment.
The Facts
The case arose from events which transpired on September 14, 1980 when Figueroa was aboard Eastern Airlines Flight 115 travelling from Tampa to Miami. About fifteen minutes prior to landing Figueroa handed the flight attendant a note and asked that she give it to the captain. The note in unedited form was as follows:
This is a request to take me to Cuba . . . Now!
This aircraft is in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- John Joseph Blake v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Walter Swiderski and Maritza De Los SantosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by48 opinions
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