United States v. Alvarez-Machain - Significance, Abduction An Option, A Monstrous Decision, Impact, Further Readings
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Petitioner
United States
Respondent
Dr. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
Petitioner's Claim
That U.S. courts have jurisdiction over internationally abducted criminal defendants when not taken in explicit violation of an extradition treaty.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Kenneth Winston Starr, U.S. Solicitor General
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Paul L. Hoffman
Justices for the Court
Anthony M. Kennedy, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Paul Stevens
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
15 June 1992
Decision
Upheld the United States claim and overturned two lower court's decisions prohibiting the prosecution of a foreign national due to violation of the spirit of an extradition treaty.
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- Frisbie v. Collins, 342 U.S. 519 (1952).
- Medina v. California, 505 U.S. 437 (1992).
- Itel Containers International Corporation v. Huddleston, 113 S. Ct. 1095 (1993).
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