United States v. James Horton

Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge KING joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

WILKINS, Chief Judge:

James Horton appeals his convictions for kidnapping resulting in death, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 1201(a)(1) (West 2000), and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 1201(c) (West 2000). Finding no error, we affirm.

I

In late November 1998, Stephen Satcher visited his cousin Daniel Staneil and asked Staneil to help him bring some “bodies” from Maryland to North Carolina in exchange for a quantity of cocaine. J.A. 69.…