Legal Opinion
United States v. Napoleon B. Lechoco
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 23, 1976No. 75-1831PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by MERHIGE, District Judge.
MERHIGE, District Judge:
Appellant, hereinafter referred to as Lechoco, convicted of kidnapping and other offenses arising from his holding of the Philippine Ambassador to the United States as a hostage on November 18,1974, appeals.
A brief recitation of the factual background is relevant to an understanding of the issues before the Court. Lechoco, a native and a practicing lawyer of the Philippines, immigrated to the United States with his wife in 1972, followed in 1974, by six of their seven children. Their eldest child, a boy of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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