United States Fifth Circuit

The Court of Appeals certifies the following question to the United States Supreme Court: What statute of limitations applies to a prosecution under 18 U.S.C. section 1201 for a kidnapping offense that occurred in 1964 but was not indicted until 2007?

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2009
• Published 07/30/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN, ELROD, SOUTHWICK and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Tovah R. Calderon (argued), Jessica Dunsay Silver, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div.-App. Section, Washington, DC, for U.S., Kathryn Neal Nester (argued), George Lowrey Lucas, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Jackson, MS, for Seale.