U.S. v. Ferreira, No. 00-14723 (11th Cir.) (275 F.3d 1020) (December 11, 2001) (Judge Stanley Marcus)
In this case, the district court enhanced the appellants' sentences under U.S.S.G. § 2A4.1(b)(1), which provides for a six-level increase "if a ransom demand or demand upon government was made" in the course of a kidnapping or abduction. The parties agreed that, although a ransom letter was drafted on one ...
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