Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Steinmetz
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 18, 1992No. 91-5582PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
The circumstances out of which this appeal arises are more suited to an epic poem than a legal opinion. They include a marauding vessel of the Confederacy, a Union man-of-war secretly outfitted with iron chain mail covering its hull concealed by planking, a maritime duel challenged and accepted, combat between the vessels in international waters off the coasts of England and France, the white flag of surrender, the sinking of the Confederate ship to its watery grave, the escape of its captain, the recovery of its bell by a British diver 72 years…
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