Legal Opinion
United States v. Santos-Riviera
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1999No. 98-40351PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Llanely Santos-Riviera, an illegal alien, was charged under the Hostage Taking Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1203, and convicted by-jury of one count of seizing, detaining, and threatening to injure a ten month old infant in order to compel the infant’s parents to pay a cash ransom for her release. The kidnapping occurred within the United States and the victim is a United States citizen. This appeal raises two issues: (1) whether the government was required to allege in the indictment and prove at trial, as essential elements of the offense, that the appellant was a foreign…
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