United States v. Fawaz Yunis, A/K/A Nazeeh

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Chief Judge:

Appellant Fawaz Yunis challenges his convictions on conspiracy, aircraft piracy, and hostage-taking charges stemming from the hijacking of a Jordanian passenger air craft in Beirut, Lebanon. He appeals from orders of the district court denying his pretrial motions relating to jurisdiction, illegal arrest, alleged violations of the Posse Comitatus Act, and the government’s withholding of classified documents during discovery. Yunis also challenges the district court’s jury instructions as erroneous and prejudicial.

Although…