Legal Opinion

United States v. Sherwood

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 5, 1996No. Nos. 94-10425, 94-10459PublishedCited by 97 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge SILVER; Concurrence by Judge HAWKINS; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI.

SILVER, District Judge:

BACKGROUND

On July 26, 1993, Kevin Wynn, the daughter of Steven Wynn, the Chief Executive Officer of Mirage Resorts, Inc., was confronted by two kidnappers in her Las Vegas townhouse. Ms. Wynn’s kidnappers taped her eyes shut, put sunglasses on her, and made her remove her clothes, except her underwear. Ms. Wynn was then forced to pose for pictures, which her kidnappers stated would be publicly disseminated should she or her father go to the police. Ms. Wynn *407was then allowed to get dressed,…

2Cases cited33 opinions

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3Cited by97 opinions

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