Legal Opinion
United States v. Penyu Baychev Kostadinov
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 10, 1984No. 1133, Dockets 84-1042, 84-1092PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
The United States appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Vincent L. Broderick, Judge, dismissing an espionage indictment against the appellee on the ground that the defendant is fully immune from the criminal jurisdiction of the United States by virtue of diplomatic immunity. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 23 U.S.T. 3227, T.I.A.S. No. 7502, 500 U.N.T.S. 95, and 22 U.S.C. § 254d (1982) (Convention). For the reasons stated below, we reverse.
I. The facts leading to this appeal
Appellee, Penyu Baychev…
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