Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Alexander Best
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 18, 2002No. 01-4321PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
In this case, defendant Robert Best was seized by the Coast Guard from beyond the territorial sea of the United States and indicted for attempting to smuggle aliens into the country. We must decide whether Best, whose vessel was sailing under a Brazilian flag, may be tried in federal district court even though the United States did not obtain Brazil’s consent to intercept the foreign vessel and seize the defendant. The District Court entered an order dismissing the indictment, holding that the court lacked jurisdiction because the defendant had been seized in violation…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Ford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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