Legal Opinion
United States of America v. Varle Caprice Wright, Also Known as "Petey,"
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 17, 2001No. 99-3400PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Varíe Caprice Wright appeals his conviction for taking a motor vehicle in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119 (1994), commonly referred to as carjacking. He argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s verdict finding him guilty; that the district court 1 instructed the jury erroneously; and that section 2119 impermissi-bly federalizes a state crime. We affirm.
Wright was indicted after he stole a Nissan Pathfinder from the enclosed valet parking lot of a Minneapolis restaurant. The government’s principal witness was Kurt Nierste, one of the two…
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