U.S. v. BARRAZA

No. 08-3488.

576 F.3d 798 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leobardo B. BARRAZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Christopher Curran, AFPD, St. Louis, Mo, for appellant.

Dean R. Hoag, AUSA, argued, Michael J. Ferrara, AUSA, on the brief, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.

Before BYE, HANSEN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Leobardo B. Barraza of kidnapping Maria Eloiza and her five-year-old son, Jesus ("Alex") Ramirez, resulting in the deaths of both. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1201(a)(1), 2. The district court1 imposed a life sentence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a), this court affirms.

I.

Barraza, then age 16, worked...

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