Legal Opinion
United States v. Passaro
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2009No. 07-4249, 07-4339PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from the conviction in a United States federal court of an American citizen for the brutal assault on an Afghan national in Afghanistan. A jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina found David A. Passaro, a Central Intelligence Agency civilian contractor, guilty of assault on Abdul Wali. The assault occurred in 2003 at Asadabad Firebase, a United States Army outpost in Afghanistan.
Passaro asserts that American courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over assaults in Asadabad. He further maintains that his prosecution offends…
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