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U.S. v. TCHIBASSA

No. 04-3023.

452 F.3d 918 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Artur TCHIBASSA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Tucker, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for the appellant. A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, was on brief. Neil H. Jaffee, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

Lisa H. Schertler, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee. Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, Jennifer E. Levy, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, and Laura A. Ingersoll and Roy W. McLeese, III, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief.

Before: HENDERSON, ROGERS and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LeRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Artur Tchibassa, a former member of the Angolan "Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda" (FLEC), appeals his conviction stemming from his participation in the 1990 hostage-taking for ransom of Brent Swan, a United States citizen then working in Cabinda, Angola. Tchibassa appeals his conviction on the grounds that the government violated his Sixth Amendment...

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