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United States v. Ramiro Carrion-Caliz

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 21, 1991No. 90-2809PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Ramiro Carrion-Caliz appeals from his conviction on three counts of violating the Hostage Taking Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1203, asserting that the Government failed to produce sufficient evidence to convict him. Carrion also argues that the district court erred by imposing a sentence greater than the statutory maximum sentence applicable to his offenses. While this Court will affirm Carrion’s conviction, we remand the case for resentencing.

I. Facts and Procedural History

While in Guatemala City, Guatemala in early 1990, Carrion met Luisa Amanda Cuaresma and her family — her two…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gooch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. United States v. HealySupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Chatwin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. United States v. Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., Morten Hopkins, and John W. HarrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  4. United States v. Lopez-FloresCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Si Lu Tian, Also Known as Ah LongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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