Legal Opinion

United States v. Rahman

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 16, 1999No. Docket Nos. 96-1044, 1045, 1060 to 1065, 1079 and 1080PublishedCited by 215 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION. 103

BACKGROUND 103

I. The Government’s Case. 104

II. The Defense Case .:. Ill

III. Verdicts and Sentences .'. Ill

DISCUSSION. Ill

I. Constitutional Challenges . Ill

A. Seditious Conspiracy Statute and the Treason Clause. Ill

B. Seditious Conspiracy Statute and the First Amendment. 114

1. Facial Challenge. 114

2. Application of Section 2384 to Abdel Rahman’s Case. 116

II. Statutory Challenge.;. 118

A. Possession of Foreign Passports under 18 U.S.C. § 1546. 118

III. Pretrial and Trial Challenges. 119

A. Seizure of Passports. 119

B. Jury Voir Dire . 121

C. Severance.;. 122

D. Sufficiency of…

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2Cases cited138 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by215 opinions

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