UNITED STATES v. JACKSON

Nos. 19-10070, 19-10071.

24 F.4th 1308 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Giordano JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Giordano Jackson, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele R. Moretti (argued), Law Office of Michele R. Moretti, Lake Butler, Florida, for Defendant-Appellant.

William G. Voit (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Krissa M. Lanham , Appellate Division Chief; Glenn B. McCormick , Acting United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Phoenix, Arizona; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: William A. Fletcher, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Giordano Jackson, a member of the Navajo Nation, appeals from his conviction for kidnapping under 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we reverse.1

I. BACKGROUND

A. The Violent Attack

In July 2017, Jackson violently...

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