UNITED STATES of America
v.
Richard STEINMETZ, Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued April 7, 1992.
Decided August 21, 1992.
Rehearing Denied September 18, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Peter E. Hess (argued), Wilmington, Del., David J. Bederman (argued), Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.
Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael Chertoff, U.S. Atty., Janis G. Schulmeisters, Mark E. Schaefer (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, New York City, for appellee.
Paul N. Keller, Park Ridge, Ill., for amicus-appellants American Sport Divers Assn., Federation of Metal Detector & Archeological Clubs, Alliance for Maritime Heritage Conservation, International Scuba Ass'n, Eastern Dive Boat Ass'n, and North-South Trader Civil War Magazine.
David A. Doheny, Gen. Counsel, Thompson M. Mayes, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Elizabeth S. Merritt, Paul W. Edmondson, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, D.C., for amicus-appellees National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S., Society of Professional Archeologists, Society for Historical Archaeology, Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology, Society for American Archaeology and Council of American Maritime Museums.
Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, SCIRICA and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
The circumstances out of which this appeal arises are more suited to an epic poem than a legal opinion. They include a marauding vessel of the Confederacy, a Union man-of-war secretly outfitted with iron chain mail covering its hull concealed by planking, a maritime duel challenged and accepted, combat between the vessels in international waters off the coasts of England...
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