Cuba spies ruling [11th Circuit]

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Cuba spies ruling [11th Circuit]

August 10, 2006 06:55:00 pm

US v. Campa, United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit, August 9, 2006 [en banc ruling upholding the convictions of five accused Cuban spies and overturning the previous decision of a three-judge Eleventh Circuit appeals panel]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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