Legal Opinion
United States v. Benkahla
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2008No. 07-4778PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Sabri Benkahla was part of a network of people the government was investigating for crimes connected to radical Islamic terrorism and violent jihad. The FBI questioned him and prosecutors twice called him before grand juries. Then he was prosecuted himself for false declarations, false statements, and obstructing justice. He raises three main issues on appeal. First, he claims his prosecution violated the collateral estoppel component of the Double Jeopardy Clause, as he had already been prosecuted and acquitted for some of the activities he was questioned…
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