Legal Opinion
United States v. Erick Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 1985No. 85-1349PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Defendant Erick Mitchell appeals his conviction for kidnapping, violating the Mann Act, and conspiracy. For the reasons set out below, we affirm his conviction.
I
The incident in question occurred in the early morning hours of July 6, 1983. According to Cheryl Chambers, she and her friend Trina Dively had gone to a restaurant in St. Louis at 10:30 PM the evening of July 5, 1983. They met several other friends at the restaurant, and they talked, drank, and danced until approximately 2:30 AM. Chambers and Dively, along with another friend, Jim Crowder, subsequently left the…
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