United States v. Buhl

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HUYETT, District Judge.

Defendant Leroy G. Buhl is charged in a one count indictment with kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1) (1982 & West Supp.1988), arising from the abduction of Nancy Kwicinski on August 5,1988. The government moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) to admit the evidence that on September 23,1989, defendant abducted Michelle Marie Nickis a/k/a Michelle Marie Buhl (“Michelle Buhl”), defendant’s nineteen year old niece. 1 The government contends that the evidence concerning the abduction of Michelle Buhl bears significant factual…