Legal Opinion
United States v. Elizabeth Sanders James Sanders
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 4, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Defendants-appellants James and Elizabeth Sanders were convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Seybert, J., of conspiring to remove, without authority, parts or property from a civil aircraft that has been involved in an accident and of aiding and abetting the same. On appeal, they present five arguments: (1) the prosecution was vindictive, (2) the prosecution impermissibly burdened a First Amendment right to protect the confidentiality of a news source, (3) the material removed was de minimis, (4) the evidence was…
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