United States v. Shi
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United States v. Shi, 525 F.3d 709 (9th Cir. 2008), is a case involving piracy on the high seas.[1] 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.[2]
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United States v. Shi | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Full case name | United States of America v. Lei Shi |
Argued | November 6, 2007 |
Decided | April 24, 2008 |
Citation(s) | 525 F.3d 709 |
Case history | |
Prior history | 396 F. Supp. 2d 1132 (D. Haw. 2003) |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Diarmuid O'Scannlain, A. Wallace Tashima, Milan D. Smith, Jr. |
Case opinions | |
Majority | O'Scannlain, joined by a unanimous court |
Laws applied | |
18 U.S.C. § 2280 |
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