Legal Opinion
United States v. One Big Six Wheel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 29, 1999No. 497, Docket 98-6028PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
The Gambling Ship Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1081-1084 (1994), prohibits offshore gaming except on certain voyages beyond “the territorial waters of the United States.” 18 U.S.C. § 1081; see 18 U.S.C. § 1082. This in rein civil forfeiture action, brought by the United States against a shipboard gambling device, requires us to decide whether the recent expansion of “federal criminal jurisdiction” from three to twelve nautical miles — by section 901(a) of the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), Pub.L. No. 104-132, § 901(a), 110 Stat. 1214,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. TurketteSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hassett v. WelchSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. CulbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by7 opinions
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