Legal Opinion

United States v. Bout

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided September 27, 2013No. 12-1487-crPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Viktor Bout, a reputed international arms trafficker, was arrested following an innovative international sting operation directed by American law-enforcement agents across three continents. Following lengthy proceedings abroad, Bout was extradited to stand trial in the United States. He was convicted, following a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Shira A. Seheindlin, Judge), of: (1) conspiracy to kill United States nationals, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2332(b); (2) conspiracy to kill…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  5. United States v. Francisco ToscaninoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  4. United States v. Garavito-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014

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