U.S. v. JONES

Nos. 96-10113, 96-10448.

132 F.3d 232 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Louis JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Delonia Anita Watson, Christopher Allen Curtis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Timothy William Crooks, Fort Worth, TX, Timothy W. Floyd, Texas Tech University, School of Law, Lubbock, TX, for Jones.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and BENAVIDES and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

The defendant, Louis Jones, appeals from a conviction of kidnapping with death resulting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201. After a post-conviction sentencing hearing, the jury recommended the death penalty. The defendant challenges the sentence of death imposed by the court pursuant to the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 ("FDPA"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 3591-97. After considering all the issues raised by the defendant on appeal...

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