United States v. Lei Shi

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United States v. Lei Shi (2008)

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United States v. Shi, 525 F.3d 709 (9th Cir. 2008), is a case involving piracy on the high seas. The case held that United States could try foreign nationals on foreign-flagged vessels for crimes committed on the high seas, outside the territory of the United States.

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Court Documents
Opinion of the Court

525 F.3d 709

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

Lei SHI, Defendant-Appellant

No. 06-10389

United States Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit.

Argued and Submitted November 6, 2007
Filed April 24, 2008

DeAnna S. Dotson, Esq., Kapolei, Hawaii, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed briefs.

Marshall H. Silverberg, Assistant United States Attorney, Honolulu, Hawaii, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellee; Thomas J. Brady, Assistant United States Attorney, Honolulu, Hawaii, filed a brief for the plaintiff-appellee; Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney, District of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, was on the brief.

Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, A. WALLACE TASHIMA, and MILAN D. SMITH, Jr., Circuit Judges.