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U.S. v. SEALE

No. 07-60732.

542 F.3d 1033 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Ford SEALE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tovah R. Calderon (argued), Jessica Dunsay Silver, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Rights Div.-App. Section, Washington, DC, for U.S.

Kathryn Neal Nester (argued), George Lowrey Lucas, Jackson, MS, for Seale.

Before DAVIS, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

A federal jury found James Ford Seale guilty of two counts of kidnaping and one count of conspiracy to commit kidnaping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a) and (c). The kidnapings occurred in 1964, but the federal government did not indict Seale until 2007. Seale asserts several issues on appeal. In particular, citing the forty-three-year delay between commission of the alleged offense and indictment, Seale claims that his prosecution...

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