Legal Opinion

United States v. Wilcox

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 20, 2011No. 09-10950PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Defendanb-Appellant Kenneth Michael Wilcox (“Wilcox”) was arrested, indicted and stood trial on three counts of felony kidnapping. Upon conviction, Wilcox was sentenced to 480 months for each charge, to run concurrently. Wilcox brings this appeal challenging certain pre-trial rulings, evidentiary rulings, and the computation of his sentence. We AFFIRM.

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In the fall of 2008, under the pretense of a trip to a Six Flags theme park, Wilcox took three minor children unrelated to him from Lubbock, Texas to Idabel, Oklahoma. The children ranged in ages: A.C., an 8-year…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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3Cited by23 opinions

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