United States v. Richard Allen Jackson

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote an opinion, Parts I, IV and XVI of which Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ and Judge KING joined. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ and Judge KING wrote a separate opinion that constitutes the court’s opinion on Parts II and III.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, writing for the court in Parts I, IV-XVI:

A federal jury convicted Richard Allen Jackson of using a firearm during and in relation to kidnapping, sexually abusing, and murdering Karen Styles on October 31, 1994, in the Pisgah National Forest near Asheville, North Carolina, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §…