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· 5/5/1997

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eliodero DeLaCORTE, Defendant-Appellant

Citations

  • 113 F.3d 154
  • 97 Daily Journal DAR 5713
  • 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3296
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 9790
  • 1997 WL 219505

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  • a victim who is forced to stay in a car and is subjected to the assailant's continuing threats and possible violence will often be placed in greater danger than a victim who is released immediately
  • ‘We conclude that 18 U.S.C. § 2119 ... incorporates the understanding of that term as developed under the common law and in other federal robbery statutes.”
  • “We conclude that 18 U.S.C. § 2119, rather than creating a brand new definition of ‘taking’ for purposes of carjacking, incorporates the understanding of that term as developed under the common law and in other federal robbery statutes.”

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Judges: Beezer, Thompson, Gillmor

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