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U.S. v. YUNIS

No. 88-3036.

859 F.2d 953 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Fawaz YUNIS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1988.

As Amended November 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Erickson, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Jay Stephens, U.S. Atty., J. Ramsey Johnson, and Jennifer Gold, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Francis D. Carter, Washington, D.C., appointed by the Court, for appellee.

Before MIKVA, BUCKLEY and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

Special concurrence filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we examine whether the government protected familiar constitutional rights in highly unfamiliar circumstances. Appellee Fawaz Yunis is a citizen of Lebanon. In September 1987, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Yunis in international waters off the coast of Cyprus for having allegedly led...

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