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Fives Certify Question to SCOTUS in Seale; Ask What SOL Applies to Kidnapping Committed in 1967 But Not Indicted Until 2007

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You all remember Seale, right? Seale was indicted and convicted in 2007 for kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, arising from his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of two black men in 1964. A Fifth Circuit panel reversed Seale's convictions, holding that the prosecution was time-barred because a 1972 amendment to the kidnapping statute retroactively reduced the

Full post as published by Fifth Circuit Blog on July 30, 2009 (boomark / email).

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