United States v. Ahmad

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HERMAN, District Judge-

Before this court are two post trial motions submitted by defendants Philip Berrigan, a Roman Catholic priest, and Sister Elizabeth McAlister, a nun. Philip Berrigan was convicted on four counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1791; Elizabeth McAlister was convicted on three counts of violating the same statute. The so-called “contraband” statute 2 essentially prohibits the smuggling into or out of a federal prison any item without the “knowledge and consent” 3 of the war den. Each of the separate convictions involved letters beween the defendants. Berrigan,…