Legal Opinion
United States v. Harlem Suarez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 27, 2018No. 17-11906PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
When the FBI arrested Harlem Suarez, he had already declared allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), attempted to recruit others to join him in destroying the United States, and amassed weapons and a bomb in order to carry out an attack on a Key West beach. After an eight-day trial, a jury found him guilty of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He now appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence for…
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