Legal Opinion
United States v. Arif Durrani
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 3, 1987No. 395, Docket 87-1256PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
The still simmering national scandal of high government officials engaged in the covert shipment of arms to Iran has brought to the fore intriguing questions in our criminal law. The defendant here, Arif Durrani, accused of shipping Hawk missile parts to Iran without a license, seeks refuge under the aegis of official authority. Durrani candidly admits that he sold arms to Iran, but claims to have been a cog in the wheel turned by Lt. Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter.
Durrani appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on May 13, 1987 by…
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