U.S. v. ZHEN ZHOU WU

Nos. 11-1115, 11-1141.

711 F.3d 1 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. ZHEN ZHOU WU, a/k/a Alex Wu, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Yufeng Wei, a/k/a Annie Wei, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

March 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Schneider and Alan M. Dershowitz with whom Jeffrey G. Harris and Salsberg & Schneider were on brief for appellant Zhen Zhou Wu, a/k/a Alex Wu.

Nathan Z. Dershowitz with whom Amy Adelson and Dershowitz Eiger & Adelson, P.C. were on brief for appellant Yufeng Wei, a/k/a Annie Wei.

Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr. , Appellate Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, with whom Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, John D. Buretta , Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Carmen M. Ortiz , United States Attorney, B. Stephanie Siegmann and John A. Capin , Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

This case involves criminal laws meant to protect the security of the United States and rights guaranteed to criminal defendants by the Constitution.

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