Legal Opinion

United States v. Mohamed Said

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 13, 2015No. 14-4413, 14-4420, 14-4421, 14-4423, 14-4424, 14-4429PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

No. .14-4413 reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded; Nos. 14-4420,14-4421,14-4423,14-4424, and 14-4429 affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge KEENAN and Senior Judge DAVIS joined. Senior Judge DAVIS wrote a separate concurring opinion.

KING, Circuit Judge:

In early 2010, a group of seven Somalis — including defendants Mohamed Ali Said, Mohamed Abdi Jama, and Abdicasiis Cabaase — boarded a small skiff and entered the Gulf of Aden (in the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa), intending to seize a merchant ship at sea.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. United States v. William WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
  2. United States v. Nicholas SlattenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. Mohamed SaidCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2022
  4. United States v. James JonesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Jorge TorrezCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017

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