Legal Opinion
United States v. Jonathan Petras
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2018No. 16-11631PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Jonathan Petras and Wisam Shaker were convicted of interfering with the performance of the duties of a flight crew by intimidation, in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 46504. The defendants appeal on various grounds. Finding no error, we affirm.
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Petras and Shaker boarded a flight from San Diego to Chicago. They are Chaldean Christians who were traveling to Chicago with ten other individuals to play in a soccer tournament for Chaldean and Assyrian refugees. 1 The flight had 117 passengers. After an unscheduled layover in Amarillo, the plane made it to Chicago minus…
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