Legal Opinion
United States v. Arthur D. Seale, Arthur Seale, No. 92-5686. United States of America v. Irene J. Seale, Irene Jacqueline Seale, No. 93-5069
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 7, 1994No. 92-5686, 93-5069PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from the highly publicized kidnapping and death of Exxon Company International executive Sidney J. Reso in 1992. Appellants Arthur and Irene Seale, husband and wife, were convicted of various charges in connection with the kidnapping, sentenced to lengthy prison terms and ordered to pay fines of $1.75 million and $500,-000 respectively. Because we conclude that the district court should not have departed to impose the fines it did, we will vacate its imposition of the fines.
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In late 1991, Arthur Seale, a former security officer for…
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