U.S. v. CLARKE

Criminal No. 06-102 (JDB).

628 F.Supp.2d 15 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Zion CLARKE, Ricardo DeFour, Kevon Demerieux, Anderson Straker, Wayne Pierre, Christopher Sealey, and Kevin Nixon, Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Hegyi, Jeanne Marie Hauch, Emily A. Miller, U.S. Attorney's Office, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

A.J. Kramer, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Jeffrey Brian O'Toole, O'Toole, Rothwell, Nassau & Steinbach, Steven Roy Kiersh, John James Carney, Carney & Carney, Pleasant S. Brodnax, III, Washington, DC, Reita Pendry, Charlotte, NC, Patrick M. Donahue, Donahue Law Firm, Annapolis, MD, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.

Prior to trial, defendants sought dismissal of this case based on the contention that this Court lacks jurisdiction over the hostage taking offenses charged because the victim, Balram Maharaj, although possessing a certificate of naturalization and U.S. passport at the time of the offenses, allegedly was not qualified for U.S. citizenship when he was naturalized...

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