Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarke
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 8, 2009No. Criminal 06-102 (JDB)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Defendants Zion Clarke, Ricardo DeF-our, Kevon Demerieux, 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 and August 2008 to face charges of conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1203 (“Hostage Taking Act”), 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. In the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Mathews v. DiazSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Town of Castle Rock v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Schneiderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. StrakerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
- Keil v. TrivelineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
- United States v. ClarkeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- California Clinical Laboratory Association v. Secretary of Department of Health and Human ServicesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- United States v. ClarkeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
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