U.S. v. Frazier

Co-defendants were charged with kidnapping and a jury found both of them guilty. The defendants then appealed, raising a host of issues, including a claim that the district court violated one of the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to his choice of counsel, that the federal kidnapping statute was not constitutional, that the jury lacked sufficient evidence to find the defendants guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and their sentences. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding no constitutional violations or errors by the district court. (ST. EVE. a nd JACKSON-AKIWUMI, concurring)