Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin Caicedo Raul Medina Moreno Enrique Huilas-Cortez Ricardo Ramirez-Correra Jesus Alberto Garcia-Castro Antonio Marquez-Castro
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1995No. 94-50147PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, 46 U.S.C. app. §§ 1901-1903, can be applied, consistent with due process, to defendants apprehended aboard a “stateless” vessel on the high seas when there is no nexus between the defendants and the United States.
I. BACKGROUND
This is an appeal from the district court’s order granting a defense motion to dismiss. We accept the facts alleged by the government as true. United States v. Buckley, 689 F.2d 893, 897 (9th Cir.1982), cert. denied, 460 U.S. 1086, 103 S.Ct. 1778, 76 L.Ed.2d 349 (1983).
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by40 opinions
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