United States v. Lewis

By a one count indictment, Jerry Lee Lewis (the “defendant”) was charged with unlawfully and knowingly kidnapping a twenty-six year old woman and willfully transporting her in interstate commerce between the states of Florida and Alabama in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1). The defendant pled guilty; the court sentenced him to life imprisonment. The defendant appeals that sentence. We affirm.

I

On July 25, 1995, the defendant pled “not guilty” to the charge of kidnapping Monica Showalter (“Showalter”). Shortly before his scheduled trial, the defendant appeared with counsel at a rearraignment…