UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Mohamed Ali SAID, a/k/a Mohammed Said, a/k/a Maxamad Cali Saciid; Mohamed Abdi Jama, a/k/a Mohammed Abdi Jamah; Abdicasiis Cabaase; Abdi Razaq Abshir Osman, a/k/a Abdirasaq Abshir; Mohamed Farah, a/k/a Mahamed Farraah Hassan, Defendants-Appellees.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Mohamed Abdi Jama, a/k/a Mohammed Abdi Jamah, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Mohamed Farah, a/k/a Mahamed Farraah Hassan, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Abdi Razaq Abshir Osman, a/k/a Abdirasaq Abshir, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Mohamed Ali Said, a/k/a Mohammed Said, a/k/a Maxamad Cali Saciid, Defendant-Appellant.
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Abdicasiis Cabaase, Defendant-Appellant.
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Argued: May 13, 2015.
Decided: August 13, 2015.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
ARGUED: Benjamin L. Hatch , Office of the United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Geremy C. Kamens , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants. ON BRIEF: Dana J. Boente , United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Joseph E. DePadilla , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia; Jerome J. Teresinski , Trial Attorney, National Security Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Michael S. Nachmanoff , Federal Public Defender, Frances H. Pratt , Keith Loren Kimball , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Mohamed Ali Said; Robert B. Rigney , Protogyrou & Rigney, PLC, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Mohamed Abdi Jama; David M. Good , David Michael Good, PC, Virginia Beach, Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Mohamed Farah; Trey R. Kelleter , Vandeventer Black LLP, norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Abdi Razaq Abshir Osman; Bruce C. Sams , Sams & Gilchrist PLLC, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Abdicasiis Cabaase.
No. 14-4413 reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded; Nos. 14-4420, 14-4421, 14-4423, 14-4424, and 14-4429 affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge KEENAN and Senior Judge DAVIS joined. Senior Judge DAVIS wrote a separate concurring opinion.
KING, Circuit Judge:
In early 2010, a group of seven Somalis — including defendants Mohamed Ali Said, Mohamed Abdi Jama, and Abdicasiis Cabaase — boarded a small skiff and entered the Gulf of Aden (in the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa), intending to seize a merchant ship at sea. Their objective was...
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