Legal Opinion
United States v. Straker
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 28, 2008No. Criminal 06-102 (JDB)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Defendants Anderson Straker, Wayne Pierre, Christopher Sealey, and Kevin Nixon were extradited from the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (“Trinidad”) to the United States in July 2007 to face charges of conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1203, and aiding and abetting hostage taking resulting in death. The charges arise from the abduction and death of a U.S. citizen, Balram Maharaj, in Trinidad in April 2005. Presently before the Court are Sealey’s and Nixon’s motions to exclude “other crimes”…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Huddleston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. Abu AliCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- United States v. Zolton WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Phillip TroutmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. ClarkeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- United States v. Sanford, Ltd.District Court, District of Columbia · 2012
- United States v. Mario M. ContrerasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
- United States v. StrakerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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