Carmen Saldana Meyer v. United States
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Whether the Federal Kidnapping Act authorizes a conviction where the foreign commerce jurisdictional basis was the defendant's travel in foreign commerce, no unlawful act took place in the United States before the defendant traveled in foreign commerce, and the kidnapping occurred outside of the United States
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Question One: Whether the Federal Kidnapping Act authorizes a conviction where the foreign commerce jurisdictional basis was the defendant’s travel in foreign commerce, no unlawful act took place in the United States before the defendant traveled in foreign commerce, and the kidnapping occurred outside of the United States. Question Two: Whether the district court plainly erred by failing to adequately present the jury with the law governing Appellant’s kidnapping charge, thereby allowing a conviction based on legally insufficient evidence. ii