Legal Opinion
United States v. David Kwong, Also Known as George Kwong, Also Known as Ken Chan, and Also Known as Zura Kwong
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 23, 1995No. 208, Docket 95-1093PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
David Kwong, allegedly a James Bond “wannabe,” was charged with an attempt to murder Assistant United States Attorney Catherine Palmer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1114, by sending her a booby-trapped briefcase. After a jury trial in the Eastern District of New York (I. Leo Glasser, Judge), Kwong was convicted and sentenced. We reversed on appeal, finding that the district court had improperly instructed the jury regarding proof of specific intent to kill. United States v. Kwong, 14 F.3d 189, 194-95 (2d Cir.1994) (“Kwong I”). Kwong was retried (Raymond J. Dearie,…
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