U.S. v. MORGAN

Nos. 12-1408, 12-1442, 13-1032.

748 F.3d 1024 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy MORGAN, a/k/a Tre Dog, Killiu Ford, a/k/a Caveman, Augustus Sanford, a/k/a Turk, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 9, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Hostetler , Law Office of Richard A. Hostetler, Denver, CO, appearing for Appellant Tracy Morgan.

Ronald Fujino , Salt Lake City, UT, appearing for Appellant Killiu Ford.

Jeffrey S. Pagliuca , Haddon, Morgan, and Foreman, P.C., Denver, CO, appearing for Appellant Augustus Sanford.

John F. Walsh , United States Attorney, and Paul Farley , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, Denver, CO, appearing for Appellee.

Before HOLMES, MATHESON, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


MATHESON, Circuit Judge.

Tracy Morgan, Killiu Ford, and Augustus Sanford (the "Defendants") were indicted and tried together. A jury convicted them of kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnap, and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. Each defendant brought a separate appeal, raising overlapping but not identical issues. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm as to each defendant.

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