United States Second Circuit

In a case involving smuggling Chinese nationals into the US, defendant's conviction on hostage-taking and conspiracy to take hostages counts are affirmed over sufficiency of the evidence claims. Imposition of a four-level enhancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. section 3B1.1(a) is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2003
• Decided 08/12/2003
• Published 08/12/2003

Judges

• MESKILL, Circuit Judge., Before:  MESKILL, JACOBS and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tracy W. Young, New York City (Joyce C. London, New York City, of counsel), for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joon H. Kim, Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, New York City (James B. Comey, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James G. Cavoli, Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, New York City, of counsel), for Appellee.