United States Sixth Circuit

Convictions for holding someone in involuntary servitude and for harboring an alien for private financial gain are affirmed over claims that the charges violated defendant's rights under the Double Jeopardy Clause and that the government failed to support the involuntary servitude conviction (and a related conspiracy conviction) with sufficient evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/20/2008
• Published 08/20/2008

Judges

• Before:  SUTTON and COOK, Circuit Judges;  ROSE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Bradley R. Hall, Federal Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Sarah E. Harrington, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Bradley R. Hall, Andrew N. Wise, Federal Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.   Sarah E. Harrington, Jessica Dunsay Silver, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.