United States Ninth Circuit
US v. SIERRA-VELASQUEZ, 00-50749/50, 01-50030/42
Defendants' participation in an illegal alien smuggling operation, during which defendants brutally detained the aliens and demanded payment of a fee, constituted hostage-taking within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. section 1203(a).
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/22/2002
- Published 11/22/2002
Judges
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit