U.S. v. ST. LOUIS

Nos. 17-4199, 17-4200.

889 F.3d 145 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Monclaire SAINT LOUIS, a/k/a Montclaire Saint Louis, a/k/a Top, a/k/a Top M.S.T., Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ulriste Tulin, a/k/a Blade, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 2, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Vernida Rochelle Chaney , CHANEY LAW FIRM PLLC, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellant Ulriste Tulin. Nader Hasan , LAW OFFICE OF NADER HASAN, PC, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellant Monclaire Saint Louis. Ronald Leonard Walutes, Jr. , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Dana J. Boente , United States Attorney, Joseph Attias , Special Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Diaz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Conrad joined.


Monclaire Saint Louis and Ulriste Tulin are Haitian nationals whose involvement in the kidnappings of two Americans in Haiti during the summer of 2012 landed them in federal court in Alexandria. They were convicted at trial and now appeal. Although we agree with the district court's observation that "[i]t certainly was not a...

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