96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6651, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,869, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13,022 United States of America v. Jacob Harold Sherwood, United States of America v. Ray Marion Cuddy

98 F.3d 402 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6651 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,869, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13 ,022 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jacob Harold SHERWOOD, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ray Marion CUDDY, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 94-10425, 94-10459. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 14, 1995. Decided Sept. 5, 1996. As Amended Oct. 28, 1996. 1 Daniel J. Albregts and Mitchell Posin, Las Vegas, Nevada, for defendants-appellants. 2 Joseph M. Angelo, Camille W. Damm and Thomas M. O'Connell, Assistant United States Attorneys, Las Vegas, Nevada, for plaintiff-appellee. 3 Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Lloyd D. George, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-93-00219-LDG. 4 Before: KOZINSKI and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and SILVER, * District Judge. 5 Opinion by Judge SILVER; Concurrence by Judge HAWKINS; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI. SILVER, District Judge: BACKGROUND 6 On July 26, 1993, Kevin Wynn, the daughter of Steven Wynn, the Chief Executive Officer of Mirage Resorts, Inc., was confronted by two kidnappers in her Las Vegas townhouse. Ms.…