U.S. v. LENTZ

No. 06-4691.

524 F.3d 501 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jay E. LENTZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 12, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Meghan Suzanne Skelton, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Erik Russell Barnett, Assistant United States Attorney, David Brian Goodhand, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael S. Nachmanoff, Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, Amy L. Austin, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney, Patricia M. Haynes, Assistant United States Attorney, Eric J. Heimann, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL and Judge KING joined.


OPINION

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:

Jay Lentz appeals his conviction for interstate kidnapping resulting in the death of his ex-wife, Doris Lentz, in violation of the Federal Kidnapping Act, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1201(a) (West 2000 & Supp.2007). For the following reasons, we affirm.

I.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the government, the evidence adduced at trial established the following. Jay...

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