Legal Opinion
United States v. Javier Ballestas
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 28, 2015No. 13-3107PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SRINIVASAN.
SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge:
Javier Eduardo Juan Ballestas, a Colombian citizen, was indicted under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA) and extradited to the United States for prosecution. Ballestas pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute drugs “on board ... a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,” in violation of the MDLEA. 46 U.S.C. §§ 70503(a), 70506(b). He reserved the right to bring an appeal on certain issues, including whether the MDLEA’s conspiracy provision reaches extraterritorially to…
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