Legal Opinion
United States v. Mary Elizabeth De La Rosa
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1990No. 89-2689PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted Mary Elizabeth De La Rosa of kidnapping a two year old boy in the Republic of Mexico and transporting him in foreign commerce from Mexico to Texas, in violation of the Federal Kidnapping Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1201. She now appeals her conviction and sentence. We affirm.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
The facts are bizarre. In 1985 De La Rosa lived in Houston, Texas with Domingo Galarza; they were not married. Perhaps to save their deteriorating relationship, De La Rosa desperately wanted á child. She was unable to bear children, however; she had undergone a double tubal…
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